noted a nonsignificant trend toward higher infection rates following intraoperative epidural steroid use in their systematic review. 10 Rich also observed an increased incidence of postoperative infection in a retrospective analysis of patients who received steroids following discectomy. 11 These discrepancies may be attributable to variations in steroid type, dosage and route of administration.
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Efficacy of local Dexamethasone used in Operation Area after Lumbar Microdiscectomy on postoperative infection.
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