Foraminal injection of a painful sacral nerve root using an epidural catheter: case report.
OBJECTIVE
Nerve root pain has been treated with steroid injections since the 1970s. We will describe a novel method for nerve root injection using a directed epidural catheter.


METHODS
A case is described where catheter placement accurately reproduced symptoms which were then relieved with local anesthetic and steroid.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a novel approach to treatment of painful nerve roots with a catheter.
Friedman
Robert
R
Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital, 3901 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. friedmr@tuhs.temple.edu
Li
Victor
V
Mehrotra
Deepak
D
Mosuro
Yusuf
Y
Atkinson
Gary
G
D002404:Catheterization; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000628:therapy*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000187:drug effects*
D008775:Methylprednisolone