Evaluation of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Discogenic Axial Lumbosacral Back Pain Utilizing PROMIS as an Outcome Measure

Discogenic lumbosacral back pain continues to present a challenging clinical entity with limited, controversial therapeutic options. No study to date has evaluated the efficacy of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) in a homogenous patient population with axial lumbosacral back pain from discogenic pathology utilizing strict, explicitly clinical and radiographic criteria. Additionally, there is a paucity of published data utilizing Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores as an outcome measure for interventional spine procedures.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: linical Study Source Type: research