title: Introduction of a predictive model for epidural steroid injections leads to inappropriate and inaccurate conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42003, USA.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Blossom St, Gray 241B, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D017116:Low Back Pain; D016896:Treatment Outcome