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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Journal | Prescrire international
(Prescrire Int)
Vol. 24
Issue 157
Pg. 49
(Feb 2015)
ISSN: 1167-7422 [Print] France |
PMID | 25802923
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Humans
- Injections, Epidural
- Pain Measurement
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- Sciatica
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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