title: Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Preoperative epidural injections are associated with increased risk of infection after single-level lumbar decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Virginia Health System, 400 Ray C Hunt Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Virginia Health System, 400 Ray C Hunt Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Shimer
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Virginia Health System, 400 Ray C Hunt Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Francis H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery