BACKGROUND: Epidural injections have been used since 1901 in managing low back pain
and sciatica. Spinal pain, disability, health, and economic impact continue to increase …

Osteonecrosis is a serious condition involving bone destruction that frequently requires
surgical treatment to rebuild the joint. While there is an abundance of literature documenting …

Background: Epidural steroid injection is the most frequently performed pain procedure. This
study of epidural steroid “control” injections aimed to determine whether epidural nonsteroid …

Background: The efficacy of epidural and facet joint injections has been assessed utilizing
multiple solutions including saline, local anesthetic, steroids, and others. The responses to …

OBJECTIVE: To provide information about risk factors for, diagnosis of, and potential
treatments and prevention of avascular necrosis (AVN) in patients frequently given systemic …

In this issue of Clinical Cancer Research, Crokart et al.(1) report that glucocorticoids
increase tumor oxygenation by decreasing oxygen consumption rate. The magnitude of the …

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head during pregnancy, or shortly thereafter, is a rare clinical
problem. Little is known about pregnancy as an etiological factor for femoral head …

I read with interest the Clinical Vista Brief about bilateral hip avascular necrosis. 1 I note that
the corticosteroid injection was given 8 months before the condition was diagnosed, but the …

Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists often inject soft tissues and peripheral joints
when treating various musculoskeletal conditions. This chapter reviews the more common …

Non-traumatic osteonecrosis is a cause of joint pain and deformity, not uncommonly caused
by corticosteroid use. Despite this, corticosteroid induced osteonecrosis is poorly …