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With scoliosis in my lower back and sciatica, what are my chances of getting an epidural?
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No problem: Typically modern epidural steroid injections are given using live X-ray guidance, and so the scoliosis would be no problem. The older version was done "blind" and so it would be quite difficult in someone with scoliosis.
Answered 2/6/2015
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