Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Sciatica Due to Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Open Access
- 5 June 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 336 (23) , 1634-1640
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199706053362303
Abstract
Although epidural corticosteroid injections are commonly used for sciatica, their efficacy has not been established.Keywords
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