Mid-Year Meeting 2022 - Medical Student Track-Mid-Year Meeting

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Video Summary

Summary 1: Dr. Pampi Bajaj presents a debate on the topic of epidural injections for cervical radiculopathy, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of interlaminar and transforaminal approaches. The interlaminar approach is generally preferred as it avoids the risk of puncturing the vertebral artery, while studies show no significant difference in pain reduction and disability between the two approaches. The importance of considering the individual patient's case is emphasized.<br /><br />Summary 2: The speaker discusses lumbar discogenic pain, its clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management. They highlight the structures involved, classification of annular tears, and different zones of the disc. The speaker explains how discogenic pain can cause radicular symptoms and discusses diagnostic tests, emphasizing the correlation of clinical findings with imaging results. The natural history of disc degeneration and radicular pain is also discussed.<br /><br />Summary 3: In this video session, a speaker provides information on lumbar spine pathologies, including the use of MRI for diagnosis, management of chronic low back pain, complications of discectomy, and types of disc herniation. Treatment options such as epidural steroid injections and spinal surgery are discussed. The session includes a quiz to test participants' understanding of the topics covered.

Keywords

Dr. Pampi Bajaj

epidural injections

cervical radiculopathy

interlaminar approach

transforaminal approach

advantages

disadvantages

puncturing the vertebral artery

pain reduction

disability

lumbar discogenic pain

clinical presentation

diagnosis

management

annular tears