Study Design. A prospective and controlled study of perioperative use of combined local
anesthetic and corticosteroid in lumbar disc surgery. Summary of Background Data. The anti …

✓ The introduction of microdiscectomy to lumbar spine surgery has resulted in a significant
decrease in postoperative pain and length of hospital stay. Intraoperative application of long …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, controlled trial that compared the efficacy of
different protocols of local tissue infiltration with bupivacaine or bupivacaine …

BACKGROUND: Many patients with lumbar disc surgery experience postoperative back and
radicular pain, delaying hospital discharge and resumption of normal activity. Some …

Object. The authors studied the effect of immediate postoperative administration of
bupivacaine in patients who underwent a lumbar decompressive procedure. Methods. In this …

Study Design. A randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial in multimodal analgesia
for postoperative pain was conducted. Objective. To examine whether combination of …

This double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study investigated whether corticosteroids
(beta-methasone) influence residual radicular pain after lumbar disc surgery. The study …

In this prospective randomized clinical study, the effectiveness of epidural steroids to reduce
pain following lumbar disc surgery was assessed. Sixty-one patients undergoing lumbar …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized triple-blind clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the
effect of 40 and 80 mg intravenous (IV) dexamethasone versus placebo to reduce …

Background & aim Intraoperative epidural corticosteroids have been used to decrease post-
operative pain post-discectomy. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of …