title: The efficacy of lumbar epidural steroid injections: transforaminal, interlaminar, and caudal approaches.
abstract: Conservative management of low back pain includes the use of lumbar epidural steroid injections, which have become increasingly more popular in the last 20 years. The body of literature regarding the efficacy of these injections is vast, conflicting, and difficult to summarize. This article reviews the updated evidence for efficacy and the indications for these injections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. mrho@ric.org
authors.forename: Monica E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rho
authors.forename: Chi-Tsai
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones