title: Appropriate design, methodological quality assessment, and clinically relevant outcomes are essential to determine the therapeutic role of epidural injections for low back pain and radiculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA;
authors.forename: Mark V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky, USA; University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000779:Anesthetics, Local