Clinical Study

The Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency Combined with a Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection on Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

The number of patients with a decrease in VAS of 20 points or greater at each follow-up period.

Follow-up periodC-group ()T-group () value

1 month16 (80%)17 (85%)1.000
2 months11 (55%)16 (80%)0.091
3 months4 (20%)13 (65%)0.004
4 months3 (15%)6 (30%)0.451

VAS: visual analog score. Statistically significant.