The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 45-55 , January 2008

Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with epidural steroid injections

  • Michael J. DePalma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University Spine Center, Division of Interventional Spine Care, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Interventional Spine Care Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. VCU Spine Center, 8700 Stony Point Pkwy, Suite 260, Richmond, VA 23235, USA. Tel.: (804) 323-2982.
    • ,
  • Curtis W. Slipman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Penn Spine Center, Division of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Interventional Spine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Received 26 September 2007 ,Accepted 29 September 2007.

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 Authors acknowledge a financial relationship (MJD—grant research support from Genzyme Biosurgery; consultant for Stryker Interventional Pain, Kyphon, and AOI; speaker's bureau for Pfizer; stockholder for AOI [stock options not exercised]; and other support from Medtronic grant support of ACGME [accredited pain management fellowship program]. CWS—consultant for Stryker and Arthrocare and stockholder for Arthrocare), which may indirectly relate to the subject of this research.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.09.009

The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 45-55 , January 2008

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