Sciatica and epidural corticosteroid injections
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Sciatica and epidural corticosteroid injections
Abstract
According to trials conducted in hundreds of patients with sciatica, epidural corticosteroid injections have no demonstrated efficacy beyond the placebo effect, either in the short-term or the long-term. However, they expose patients to a risk of sometimes serious neurological adverse effects.
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