No difference in pain reduction after epidural steroid injections in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients: A retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Francis Wong (Author), Bahram Namdari (Author), Suzanne Dupler (Author), Mario Farias Kovac (Author), Natalya Makarova (Author), Jarrod E Dalton (Author), Alparslan Turan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Diabetes affects peripheral and central neurons causing paresthesia, allodynia, hyperalgesia, and spontaneous pain. However, the effect of diabetes on response to epidural steroid injection (ESI) remains unknown. We hypothesized that diabetic patients receiving ESI will have dif...