The Effectiveness of Facet Joint Local Corticosteroid Injection in Diagnosis and Treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome

Authors

  • Amr Sabry AlBakry
  • Ahmed Saleh ElSayed
  • Hamada Mostafa AbdulAal
  • ElSaid Hamdy Zaki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i2.17922

Keywords:

back pain, corticosteroids, facet joint, and injection.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate outcomes of lumbar facet joint injection with local corticosteroid in treatment
of chronic low back pain according to Oswestry disability Index(ODI).
Patients and Methods: Interventional prospective study on 23 patients attended the outpatient clinic of
Orthopedic Surgery in Cairo University Hospitalscomplaining of chronic low back pain not responsive
to medical treatment and physiotherapy from September 2018 to august 2019.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.17 ± 9.74 years and 47.8% were males. Facet joint
corticosteroid injection resulted in significant reduction of pain severity of patients as it ranged 5:10
(mean 7.3 ±1.5) pre-injection and improved to 0 :6 (mean 3.6 ± 1.7) 3-month post injection(Pvalue:0.001)
while the ODI score ranged 26:80 (mean 47.4 ±15.7) pre-injection and improved to 4:46 (mean 28.8 ±
10.4) three months post injection(Pvalue 0.001).
Conclusion: intra-articular facet joint injection is crucial in the diagnosis and treatment of facet joint
syndrome.

Author Biographies

  • Amr Sabry AlBakry

    Orthopaedic Specialist, Orthopaedic Department, Al-Menshawy General Hospital, Tanta, Egypt

  • Ahmed Saleh ElSayed

    Assistant Lecturer of Orthopaedic Surgery, Armed Forces Collage of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

  • Hamada Mostafa AbdulAal

    Orthopaedic Specialist,Orthopaedic Department, Ain Shams General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

  • ElSaid Hamdy Zaki

    Orthopaedic Specialist, Orthopaedic Department, Talkha Central Hospital, Talkha, Egypt

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Published

2022-04-12

How to Cite

The Effectiveness of Facet Joint Local Corticosteroid Injection in Diagnosis and Treatment of Facet Joint Syndrome. (2022). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(2), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i2.17922