Predictability of the Effects of Facet Joint Infiltration in the Degenerate Lumbar Spine When Assessing MRI Scans

University Hospital Tuebingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infiltration Facet Joint

Treatments: Drug: infiltration with triamcinolone and bupivacaine

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03308149

503/2016BO2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fifty MRI scans of patients with chronic lumbar back pain were graded radiologically using a wide range of classification and measurement systems. The reported effect of facet joint injections at the site was recorded and a comparative analysis performed.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients who had received inpatient gradual diagnostics for chronic lumbar back pain
• monosegmental facet joint infiltration on the first day of inpatient gradual diagnostics
• clearly stated pain relief in percentage (%) for that specific infiltration in the medical documentation
• pain level prior to infiltration needed to be clearly documented
• a high-quality MRI available before infiltration.

Exclusion criteria

• ositive history of lumbar surgery or the presence of artificial implants in the area of interest