Epidural Steroid Injections Acutely Suppress Bone Formation Markers in Postmenopausal Women.
Shannon ClareAlexander DashYi LiuJonathan HarrisonKatelyn VlastarisSeth WaldmanRobert GriffinPaul CookeVijay VadEllen CaseyRichard S BockmanJoseph LaneDonald McMahonEmily M SteinPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
These results provide evidence of an early and substantial reduction in bone formation markers following ESIs. This effect persisted for over 12 weeks, suggesting that ESIs may have lasting skeletal consequences. Given the large population of older adults who receive ESIs, further investigation into the long-term skeletal sequelae of these injections is warranted.