Steroid Injection Linked With Significant Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women Treated for Back Pain, Henry Ford Hospital Study
Postmenopausal women suffered significant bone density loss in their hip after they were treated with an epidural steroid injection for back pain relief, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Bone density loss after six months was six times greater when compared to the typical bone density loss seen in a year in a postmenopausal woman who doesn't receive steroid injection, researchers say.