Effectiveness of epidural steroid injections in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Moran SE, Kankam SB, Schindler AO, Dinh S, Dinh R, Kulkarni N, Voon S, Demand A, Holman PJ, Huang M, Barber S

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875,
  title = {Effectiveness of epidural steroid injections in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author = {Moran SE and Kankam SB and Schindler AO and Dinh S and Dinh R and Kulkarni N and Voon S and Demand A and Holman PJ and Huang M and Barber S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)},
  doi = {10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effectiveness of epidural steroid injections in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
AU  - Moran SE
AU  - Kankam SB
AU  - Schindler AO
AU  - Dinh S
AU  - Dinh R
AU  - Kulkarni N
AU  - Voon S
AU  - Demand A
AU  - Holman PJ
AU  - Huang M
AU  - Barber S
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)
DO  - 10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875
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SE, M., SB, K., AO, S., S, D., R, D., N, K., S, V., A, D., PJ, H., M, H., & S, B. (2026). Effectiveness of epidural steroid injections in the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2026.1904875

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