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The Incidence of Lumbar Discectomy after Epidural Steroid Injections or Selective Nerve Root Blocks

William F. Lavelle, Thomas Mroz and Isador Lieberman
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2015, 9 12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/2012
William F. Lavelle
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, East Syracuse, NY
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2Center for Spine Health, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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vol. 9 12
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https://doi.org/10.14444/2012

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online January 1, 2015.

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  1. William F. Lavelle, MD1,
  2. Thomas Mroz, MD2 and
  3. Isador Lieberman, MD3
  1. 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, East Syracuse, NY
  2. 2Center for Spine Health, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
  3. 3Scoliosis & Spine Tumor Center, Texas Back Institute, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX
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    William Lavelle, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 6620 Fly Road, Suite 200, East Syracuse, NY 13057. E-mail: lavellew{at}upstate.edu
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