Steroids Spinal Injections

Stefano Marcia; Chiara Zini; Joshua A. Hirsch; Ronil V. Chandra; Matteo Bellini

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1673421

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2018; 35(04): 290-298
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1673421

Review Article

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Steroids Spinal Injections

Authors

Stefano Marcia

¹Chief of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Ospedale “Santissima Trinità”, Cagliari, Italy
Chiara Zini

²Department of Radiology, Ospedale “Santa Maria Annunziata”, Azienda Ospedaliera Toscana Centro, Firenze, Italy
Joshua A. Hirsch

³Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Ronil V. Chandra

⁴Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁵Chief of Stroke Imaging and Endovascular Clot Retrieval, Monash Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁶Neurovascular Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁷Chief of Neurovascular Imaging Research, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia

⁸Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
Matteo Bellini

⁹Chief of Minimal Invasive Spinal Treatment Unit

¹⁰Neuroimaging and Neurointerventional Unit

¹¹Department of Neurological and Neurosensorial Sciences

¹²Ospedale “Santa Maria alle Scotte”, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

Abstract

Spinal pain is a common condition leading to significant disability and high cost. Spinal injections have been demonstrated to be effective short-term treatments with cost–utility superior to numerous other treatments, including surgical procedures. Appropriate patient selection—based on clinical and imaging finding—and the use of image guidance associated with technical precautions improve the safety and effectiveness of spinal injection and overall patient outcomes.

Keywords

spinal injection - epidural infiltration - foraminal infiltration - back pain - interventional radiology

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