The researchers found that patients who received a combination of corticosteroids #SpinalStenosis and lidocaine were more likely to report side effects, and were more likely to absorb the corticosteroid into their bloodstream. Repeated injections of corticosteroids can also result in reduce bone density, increased risk of bone fracture and immunosuppression. “This is the first large, multicenter randomized trial to look at epidural steroid injections for spinal stenosis, and we found that injection with corticosteroids and lidocaine provided these patients with minimal or no additional benefit over lidocaine injections,” said Friedly, whose study is being published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 01:28:35 +0000
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