The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1382
January 23, 2012
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Lumbar and Cervical Radiculopathy
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Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Lumbar and Cervical Radiculopathy
January 23, 2012 (Issue: 1382)
For patients with radicular pain unresponsive to conservative
treatment after 1-2 months and no progressive
neurologic deficit, epidural corticosteroid
injections are often tried before surgical intervention.
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