Fluoroscopically Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection: Procedural Technique
| Autor: | Junyoung Ahn, Mark F. Kurd, David Stolzenberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Patient positioning Injections Epidural Patient Positioning Postoperative management 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Medicine Fluoroscopy Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Epidural steroid Lumbar Vertebrae medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Epidural steroid injection medicine.disease Surgery Radicular pain Steroids Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Clinical spine surgery. 31(7) |
| ISSN: | 2380-0194 |
| Popis: | Fluoroscopically guided lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections are indicated for the treatment of lumbar radicular pain that has failed more conservative options. This article details proper equipment and medications, patient positioning and set-up, step-by-step instructions for multiplanar fluoroscopic visualization, needle advancement and medication instillation, and postoperative management. Pearls and pitfalls are also discussed. In addition, an instructional procedure video accompanies this paper. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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