Outcome of Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection in Chronic Low Back Pain
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1 / 7 Introduction: Caudal epidural injection can be considered in persistent low back or sciatic pain not responding to conservative measures. There has been dramatic increase in the use of epidural steroid injection. They are now one of the most commonly performed procedures in the United States for the management of low back pain.
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