Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with cervical radiculopathy who underwent cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections performed by a single physician from February 2005 through January 2010. Data from the subjects were divided into two groups on the basis of the type of corticosteroid preparation used during treatment. A two-sample t test with equivalent variance was used to compare the effectiveness of dexamethasone to triamcinolone. RESULTS:
Triamcinolone (40 mg per injection) was used in 220 subjects during the period of February 2005 through August 2007, with a mean reduction in pain score of 2.33 points on a 10-point scale. Dexamethasone (15 mg per injection) was used in 221 subjects during the period of September 2007 through January 2010, with a mean reduction in pain score of 2.38 points on a 10-point scale. A two-sample F test for variance showed no statistically significant difference in the variance of these two groups. The two-sample t test with equivalent variance showed no statistically significant difference in the mean reduction in pain score between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Ali Shakir, Vincent Ma, Bina Mehta |
Journal | American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
(Am J Phys Med Rehabil)
Vol. 92
Issue 9
Pg. 768-75
(Sep 2013)
ISSN: 1537-7385 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23370580
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Triamcinolone
- Dexamethasone
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Topics |
- Adult
- Cohort Studies
- Dexamethasone
(administration & dosage)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Epidural
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neck Pain
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Pain Measurement
(drug effects)
- Pain Threshold
(drug effects)
- Patient Satisfaction
(statistics & numerical data)
- Radiculopathy
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Self Report
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
- Triamcinolone
(administration & dosage)
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