Multiple epidural steroid injections and body mass index linked with occurrence of epidural lipomatosis: a case series

Table 1 Categories of Chief Complaint

Chief complaint	Primary causes	EL group (n = 70)	Associated complaints
Neurogenic Claudication (n=28)	Triad¹	14	No Sciatica
	Foraminal Stenosis	9	Sciatica
	DJD²	5	Facetal Pain
Sciatica (n=42)	HNP³	25	Radicular pain, sensory and/or motor deficit
	EL⁴	9
	Foraminal Stenosis	8

¹Disc bulge, thickened ligamentum flavum, facet hypertrophy (spinal stenosis). ²Degenerative joint disease (spondylolisthesis and/or facet arthropathy). ³Herniated nucleus pulposis. ⁴Epidural lipomatosis.

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