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Robert Friedman1, Victor Li, Deepak Mehrotra
1Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital, 3901 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. friedmr@tuhs.temple.edu
Background And Objectives:
Nerve root pain has been treated with steroid injections since the 1970s. We will describe a novel method for nerve root injection using a directed epidural catheter.
Case Report:
A case is described where catheter placement accurately reproduced symptoms which were then relieved with local anesthetic and steroid.
Conclusion:
This is a novel approach to treatment of painful nerve roots with a catheter.
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