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. 2023 Jan;44(1):95–104. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7749

Table 7:

Intradiscal lidocaine response—40 concordant and nonconcordant severely painful discs where anesthetic was injected

Disc State Intradiscal Lidocaine-Provoked Pain Response
Total (n = 40)
Total Improvement (n = 17) Partial Improvement (n = 7) No Improvement (n = 16)
Leaking 14 (82%) 2 (29%) 5 (31%) 21 (53%)
Contained 3 (18%) 5 (71%) 11 (69%) 19 (48%)
Total 17 (100%) 7 (100%) 16 (100%) 40 (100%)