aDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK bDepartment of Pain Medicine, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK cDepartment of Pharmacology and ...

Abstract: This study compares the effectiveness of the traditional minimum circle detection strategy, i.e. Welzl’s algorithm, and the state-of-the-art nnU-Net in the localization of lumbar Epidural ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression reduced back pain caused by lumbar stenosis and decreased opioid use in patients far more effectively than epidural steroid injection. Minimally invasive lumbar ...

Objective To study the role of epidural steroid injection (ESI) in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and lumbar canal stenosis (LCS). ESIs are regularly used to support non-operative ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the interlaminar and transforaminal block techniques with regard to the state of pain and presence or absence of complications. METHOD: This was a randomized double-blind ...

Background Vertebral hemangiomas are incidental and typically, asymptomatic lesions of the spine, present in 10–12% of the population. However, aggressive vertebral hemangiomas (AVHs) can compromise ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- There is some evidence for epidural steroid injections (ESIs) reducing pain and disability in cervical and lumbar radiculopathies and possibly in lumbar ...

Intravenous (IV) thrombolysis with recent lumbar puncture is a relative contraindication due to the potential for development of epidural hematoma. While there have been case reports of uncomplicated ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, also known as MILD, may offer relief to patients with lumbar spinal stenosis without the potential consequences of open laminectomy. This MRI shows an axial ...