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. 2025 Mar 28;4(2):100580.
doi: 10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100580. eCollection 2025 Jun.

Factfinders for patient safety: Epidural steroid injections in the setting of severe cervical central and neuroforaminal stenosis

Patricia Zheng  1 , Aditya Raghunandan  2 , Mathew Saffarian  3 , David Levi  4 ; International Pain and Spine Intervention Society's Patient Safety Committee
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Factfinders for patient safety: Epidural steroid injections in the setting of severe cervical central and neuroforaminal stenosis

Patricia Zheng et al. Interv Pain Med. .

Abstract

This FactFinder presents a brief summary of the evidence surrounding the safety of epidural steroid injections in patients with severe cervical central canal or neural foraminal stenosis. With proper consideration of anatomy, level, and approach, cervical epidural steroid injection risks may be mitigated in a patient with severe cervical central canal and/or neuroforaminal spinal stenosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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