1. Results of Bilateral Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients
Barış Özöner
Erzincan University School of Medicine
Neurosurgery Department

2. Lomber spinal stenosis

3. Transforaminal epidural steroid injection

4. Injections for lomber spinal stenosis
Caudal
Interlaminar
Unilateral foraminal
Faset block

5. Aim: Study Design: Retrospective study
Bilateral transforaminal steroid injections to lomber spinal stenosis (LSS) cases (One or two level)
With neurogenic claudication (NC)
With sciatic pain
With low back pain

6. Material and Method
65 patient (Mean age=54,2±12,6; age distribution=42-68)
87 levels (174 BLTFEIs)
August 2015 – January 2018
Visual analog scale(VAS) 0, 1, 3, 6 months
Low back pain
Sciatic pain
Oswetry disability index (ODI) 0, 1, 3, 6 months
Quality of life
Walking distance 0, 1, 3, 6 months
Neurogenic claudication

7. Results Substantial responders VAS (Amelioration > 5 points)
Low back pain
Sciatic pain

8. Results Substantial + Moderate responders
VAS (Amelioration >3 points)
Low back pain
Sciatic pain

9. Results
Oswestry Disabily Index (ODI)
Quality of Life

10. Results
Walking distance
Neurogenic claudication

11. Conclusion BLTFSIs in LSS Noneffective in neurogenic claudication
Effective in amelioration quality of life
Significantly in 1. and 3 months
Relatively in 6. month
Effective in LBP and SP
More effective in SP than LBP