Those with a history of previous lumbar spine surgery or those who had received epidural steroid injections within the last 6 months were excluded. Patients were randomized to injections with ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

In the procedure, anesthesia is administered directly into the epidural space (outermost section) of the spinal cord as ...

Researchers evaluated the association between epidural steroid injection use and fracture incidence among older patients with radicular pain.