Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Versus Oral Corticosteroids for Acute Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Prospective Observational Comparative Study.

Cureus · 2026 · PMC13091926 · PMID 42011453

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At 12 weeks, a higher proportion of patients in the TFESI group achieved more than 50% improvement in VAS back pain, VAS leg pain, and MODI scores compared with the oral steroid group; however, these differences did not reach statistical significance (Table 7 ).

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