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IMPLICATIONS: Transforaminal and parasagittal interlaminar epidural steroid injections are methods of placing medication into the anterior epidural space to provide analgesia for inflammatory conditions of the lumbar spine. In this study, the parasagittal interlaminar technique was more reliable in placing dye in the ventral epidural space, and did so in less time, than the transforaminal technique. Outcomes were similar between the two groups of patients.
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