Geographic Variation in Epidural Steroid Injection Use in Medicare Patients
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- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 90 (8) , 1730-1737
Abstract
Background:The rates of epidural steroid injections have increased dramatically over time, with conflicting evidence regarding the efficacy of epidural steroid injections for the treatment of various low-back pain disorders. Given the uncertainty about their role, we sought to evaluate the gKeywords
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