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Schneider B, Zheng P, Mattie R, Kennedy DJ. Safety of epidural steroid injections. Expert opinion on drug safety. 2016 Aug;15(15). 1031-9.
Abstract
Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are a commonly utilized treatment for cervical and lumbar radicular pain. All medical procedures and medications carry an inherent level of risk, that must be balanced with the effectiveness of the treatment to determine the risk to benefit ratio for a patient.