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Spinal Injections

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Spinal Disorders

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Local spinal pain and radiculopathy are very common conditions which affect most of the population worldwide at some time in their lives. The lifetime prevalence ranges from 60% to 90% [26]. An initial treatment program consists of rest, oral medication with analgetic-anti-inflammatory agents, and physical therapy. But, in 10–20% of these patients pain persists or recurs and quality of life is impaired, requiring further treatment. At this point evaluation for an anatomical etiology of pain is considered; the imaging studies of choice are usually plain radiographs and MRI.

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Leonardi, M., Pfirrmann, C.W. (2008). Spinal Injections. In: Boos, N., Aebi, M. (eds) Spinal Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69091-7_10

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