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. 2005 Sep 7;15(6):794–801. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0931-5

Table 4.

Treatments, follow up and treatment results for all 30 patients

Patient number Treatment Follow up (months) Outcome (Odom)
1 Series of 3 steroid injections followed by surgery 20 Good
2 Conservative 6 Satisfactory
3 Series of 3 steroid injections 48 Excellent
4 Surgery 48 Excellent
5 Surgery 41 Excellent
6 Conservative 15 Excellent
7 Series of 3 steroid injections 21 Poor
8 Surgery 44 Excellent
9 Two series of 3 steroid injections 31 Excellent
10 Conservative 55 Good
11 Series of 3 steroid injections 34 Excellent
12 Conservative, 44 Good
13 Series of 3 steroid injections 27 Poor
14 Series of 3 steroid injections 9 Good
15 Series of 3 steroid injections 54 Good
16 Surgery 16 Satisfactory
17 Surgery 47 Excellent
18 Series of 3 steroid injections followed by surgery 31 Excellent
19 Conservative 20 Poor
20 Surgery 23 Poor
21 Conservative 26 Poor
22 Conservative 62 Poor
23 One steroid injection 54 Excellent
24 Surgery 11 Good
25 Series of 3 steroid injections 16 Excellent
26 Series of 3 steroid injections 21 Good
27 Surgery 6 Excellent
28 Surgery 45 Excellent
29 Conservative 25 Poor
30 One steroid injection 24 Excellent