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Long-term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections after new episodes of low back pain in older adults.

Michele CuratoloSean D RundellLaura S GoldP SuriJanna L FriedlySdrj S NedeljkovicRichard A DeyoJudith A TurnerBrian W BresnahanAndrew L AvinsLarry KesslerPatrick J HeagertyJeffrey G Jarvik
Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2022)
In this large, two-year, prospective study in older adults with a new episode of low back pain, back pain, leg pain, disability and quality of life improved after epidural steroid injections; however, propensity-score matching revealed that the improvement was unlikely the result of a specific effect of the injections, indicating that epidural steroids are unlikely to provide long-term benefits in older adults with new episodes of back and leg pain.
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