Ultrasound-guided facet joint injection to treat a spinal cyst

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-216

  Lin, Tung Liang ^a,b   Chung, Chin Teng ^a   Lan, Howard Haw Chang ^a   Sheen, Huey Min ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Facet joint injections; Spinal cysts; Synovial cysts; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREAKTHROUGH PAIN; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT CAPSULE; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REMISSION; SPINAL CORD CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; CYSTS; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PROCEDURES; SPINAL DISEASES;

CYSTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIDOCAINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; STEROIDS;

EID: 84897572217     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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