Ultrasound-guided injections in the lumbar spine.
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Injection therapies play a major role in the treatment of low back pain and radiculopathy and are becoming integral parts of a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and rehabilitation of patients with pain. Pararadicular- and facet-joint injections in the lumbar spine are preferentially performed with computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy-guidance. In this paper we present an alternative, simple and easy to learn US-guided technique for injection therapy in the lumbar spine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medical ultrasonography
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011