One-year results from a randomized comparative trial of targeted steroid injection via epidural catheter versus standard transforaminal epidural injection for the treatment of unilateral cervical radicular pain.

Aaron CongerRichard W KendallBeau P SperryRussell PetersenFabio SalazarShellie CunninghamA Michael HenrieErica F BissonMasaru TeramotoZachary L McCormick

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2021)

Both cervical catheter-directed interlaminar epidural injection and cervical transforaminal steroid injection were effective in reducing pain and disability in the majority of participants with refractory unilateral cervical radiculopathy for up to 1 year.

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