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Selective Nerve Root PRF vs Paramedian Epidural Steroid Injection for Cervical Radiculopathy

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June 2025

Selective Nerve Root PRF vs Paramedian Epidural Steroid Injection for Cervical Radiculopathy

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:83| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of Selective Nerve Root Pulsed Radiofrequency Vs Paramedian Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Painful Cervical Radiculopathy.

Pain Physician. 2024 Feb;27(2):E221-E229.

Contributing Authors:
G Yildiz GRG Perdecioglu OT Akkaya E Can D Yuruk

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Synopsis

Sixty patients with chronic lower cervical radicular pain refractory to conservative treatments were randomized to receive either ultrasound-guided selective nerve root pulsed radiofrequency (ULSD-SNRPRF; n=30) or fluoroscopy-guided paramedian cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection (FL-CIESI; n=30). Outcomes assessed included pain intensity (NRS-11), neck disability (NDI), neuropathic pa...

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