Clinical Effectiveness of Ultrasound-guided Costotransverse Joint Injection in Thoracic Back Pain Patients
| Autor: | Kyung Bong Yoon, Shin Hyung Kim, Duck Mi Yoon, Ji Ae Moon, Sang Jun Park |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Triamcinolone acetonide Costotransverse joint Thoracic back 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Joint injection medicine Thoracic back pain Sono-guided injection Costovertebral joint Ropivacaine business.industry Brief Report Retrospective cohort study Surgery Tenderness Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Intra-articular block Anesthesia Costovertebral joints medicine.symptom Thoracic spine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Korean Journal of Pain |
| ISSN: | 2005-9159 |
| Popis: | Because of its anatomical location and function, the costotransverse (CTRV) joint can be a source of thoracic back pain. In this retrospective observational study, we evaluated the clinical effectiveness of the CTRV joint injection in thoracic back pain patients with suspected CTRV joint problems. We enrolled 20 thoracic back pain patients with localized tenderness that was provoked by the application of pressure on the affected CTRV joints. We injected it with 0.5 ml of a ropivacaine and triamcinolone mixture at each level. The mean pre-injection pain score decreased by 37.9% (7.2 ± 1.5 to 4.5 ± 1.7, P < 0.001) two weeks after CTRV joint injection. In addition, 70% of patients reported an excellent or good level of satisfaction. We demonstrated that an ultrasound-guided injection of the CTRV joint reduced patients' pain scores and led to a high level of satisfaction at short-term follow-ups in patients with suspected CTRV joint problems. |
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