New FactFinder on Antiplatelet Therapy and Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections

Myth: Antiplatelet therapy must be discontinued prior to all lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections.

Fact: The decision to withhold antiplatelet therapy prior to lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections should be made on a case-by-case basis, weighing the relative risk of hemorrhage versus the risk of thrombosis for each patient.