The Use of Lumbar Epidural/Transforaminal Steroids for Managing Spinal Disease
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Vol. 15 (4), 228-238
- https://doi.org/10.5435/00124635-200704000-00006
Abstract
Lumbar epidural steroid injections are used to manage low back and leg pain (ie, sciatica). Utilization of the procedure is increasing, with Medicare spending for lumbar epidural procedures topping $175 million annually. Few prospective randomized controlled trials have clearly demonstratedKeywords
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