Prolapsed Lumbar Disc Treated With Intramuscularly Administered Dexamethasonephosphate: A Prospectively Planned, Double-blind. Controlled Clinical Trial in 52 Patients
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 8 (3), 142-144
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03009747909114446
Abstract
Prompted by previously published results of systemic steroid treatment of symptoms of prolapsed lumbar disc, which appeared to be promising, dexamethasone phosphate was tested in a controlled, double-Mind clinical study. 52 patients were included in the study: 25 received dexamethasone phosphate. 24 received placebo and 3 patients dropped out. Upon termination of the study the two groups were found to be comparable as to age, sex, duration of symptoms and degree of heavy work. We were not able to demonstrate any effect of dexamethasone phosphate on the following parameters pain, paraesthesia, paresismuscular weakness, disturbances of reflexes, and Laseque. Nor was there any difference in the length of hospitalization.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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