Seiji Ohtori, Shinichiro Nakamura, Takana Koshi, Masaomi Yamashita, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Gen Inoue, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Munetaka Suzuki, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Shunji Kishida, Masashi Takaso, Yasuchika Aoki, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Junichi Nakamura, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Gen Arai, Masayuki Miyagi, Hiroto Kamoda, Miyako Suzuki, Yuzuru Takahashi, Tomoaki Toyone, Masatsune Yamagata, Kazuhisa Takahashi
BACKGROUND: It has been reported that rat L5/6 lumbar discs are innervated mainly by L2 dorsal root ganglion neurons. We previously reported that L2 spinal nerve infiltration was effective for discogenic low back pain (DLBP) patients, although the diagnosis was based only on the results of physical examination, plain films, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The purpose of the current study was to evaluate L2 spinal nerve block for DLBP patients retrospectively based on MRI findings and surgical results...
November 2010: Journal of Orthopaedic Science: Official Journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association