Ultrasound-Guided Selective Nerve Root Block versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Interlaminar Epidural Block versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block for the Treatment of Radicular Pain in the Lower Cervical Spine: A Retrospective Comparative Study
Table 1
General characteristics of the patients.
Ultrasound-guided SNRB (n = 44)
Fluoroscopy-guided IL-ESI (n = 41)
Fluoroscopy-guided TF-ESI (n = 37)
Age (years)
52.9 ± 11.9
54.8 ± 10.3
56.0 ± 9.8
Sex, n (%)
Female
32 (72.7)
27 (65.9)
24 (65.9)
Male
12 (27.3)
14 (34.1)
13 (35.1)
BMI (kg/m2)
24.09 ± 2.33
24.36 ± 2.99
23.83 ± 2.60
Number of injections
1.43 ± 0.50
1.46 ± 0.50
1.41 ± 0.49
Cause, n (%)
HCD
14 (31.8)
16 (39.0)
15 (40.5)
Stenosis
30 (68.2)
25 (61.0)
22 (59.5)
Target nerve root, n (%)
C5
11 (25.0)
8 (19.5)
7 (18.9)
C6
22 (50.0)
23 (56.1)
21 (56.8)
C7
11 (25.0)
10 (24.4)
9 (24.3)
Analgesic use, n (%)
NSAID usage
29 (65.9)
21 (51.2)
20 (54.1)
Opioid usage
27 (61.4)
21 (51.2)
20 (54.1)
Anticoagulant use, n (%)
8 (18.2)
6 (14.6)
6 (16.2)
Pain duration (month)
6.80 ± 2.16
6.61 ± 2.21
6.68 ± 2.05
Values are mean ± standard deviation. Selective nerve root block (SNRB), transforaminal (TF), interlaminar (IL), epidural steroid injection (ESI), body mass index (BMI), herniated cervical disc (HCD), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
