title: Efficacy of therapeutic fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spine interventional procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the benefit of fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spine interventional procedures in treatment of low back pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective descriptive study was performed on 60 patients with back/radicular pain after showing no improvement with conservative treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and two injection sessions were done (average 1.7 injection per patient). Caudal and lumbar transforaminal injections were effective in 55.9% and 78.5%, respectively. Facet and sacroiliac interventions were effective in 28.3% and 10%, respectively. Complications occurred in 20% of the procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lumbar injections improved pain/disability related to discogenic lumbar spinal diseases. Efficacy of facet and sacroiliac injections is limited.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal, University Hospital, 41522, Ismailia, Egypt. aiman2gm@hotmail.com
authors: Ayman E
authors: AE
authors: Galhom
authors: Mohammad A
authors: MA
authors: al-Shatouri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents