Comparing pain relief and functional improvement between methylprednisolone and dexamethasone lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injections: a self-controlled study.

Korean J Pain · 2020 · PMC7136301 · PMID 32235020

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Opioid use approached significance ( P = 0.06), with three fewer patients prescribed opioids in the dexamethasone group; however, no medication had any significant impact on pain relief on further paired analysis.

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