Ultrasound-guided caudal and sacroiliac joint injections

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-160

  Vydyanathan, Amaresh ^a   Narouze, Samer ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudal epidural; Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Sacroiliac joint; Ultrasound guided nerve block

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; NEURITIS; PAIN; SACROILIAC JOINT; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 70349160731     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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