The role of facet joint degeneration in the treatment success of transforaminal epidural steroid injection: a retrospective clinical study

A retrospective clinical study which explores the relationship between lumbar facet joint degeneration and therapeutic success of transforaminal epidural steroid injections.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

To understand the influence of facet joint degeneration on the clinical effectiveness of transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) in patients with lumbar radicular pain and to apply this knowledge to improve patient assessment and treatment planning.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. Anatomy, function, and degenerative changes of lumbar facet joints and how it affects radicular pain.
2. Indications and procedural principles of transforaminal epidural steroid injections.
3. The relationship between the severity of the facet joint degeneration and the clinical results of the transforaminal epidural steroid injection.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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