RCT: Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc

Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc (NERVES): a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation – The Lancet Rheumatology

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NEW RESEARCH—Surgical microdiscectomy and
transforaminal epidural steroid injection are similarly effective at reducing #pain and disability from #sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc https://t.co/xXOr1aOX8K #LancetRheumatology #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/2CHh1YD2gm

— The Lancet Rheumatology (@TheLancetRheum) March 19, 2021