Invasive treatment of chronic vertebral pain

Minimally Invasive Treatment of Vertebral Body Fractures

Evidence-Based Invasive Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Diagnostic Procedures Nerve blocks are the most common type of invasive diagnostic procedure. Their rationale is simple: if a certain anatomical structure is the source of pain, then anesthetizing its nerve supply should temporarily relieve the pain. Face and construct validity have been demonstrated for blocks of the nerves that supply the zygapophysial (facet) joints of the cervical and lumba...

Minimally invasive treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.

BACKGROUND The use of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures is increasing. This investigation assesses the efficacy and safety of PV for refractory pain owing to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. METHODS A retrospective investigation of PV was conducted with a minimal of 1 year follow up. PV with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) was performed on 7...

Neurosurgical treatment of chronic pain.

Neurosurgery is not a first-choice treatment for chronic pain. It is indicated when chronic pain is insufficiently relieved by analgesics, or when medication is effective but causes unacceptable side effects. Neurosurgical procedures may be ablative or augmentative (stimulating). An ablative procedure interrupts pain pathways at one of various levels in the central nervous system (CNS). In cont...

successful treatment of chronic donor site pain

conclusions donor site pain following autologous iliac crest bone harvest is a common surgical complication that is often resistant to conservative treatments such as physical therapy and oral medications. blockade of the superior cluneal nerves is a safe and technically simple procedure that may result in long-term pain relief, obviating the need to consider more invasive options. case present...