Ultrasound versus fluoroscopy-guided cervical medial branch block for the treatment of chronic cervical facet joint pain: a retrospective comparative study

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• 作者：Ki Deok Park ; Dong-Ju Lim ; Woo Yong Lee ; JaeKi Ahn ; Yongbum Park
• 关键词：Cervical facet joint pain ; Ultrasound ; Fluoroscopy ; Medial branch block
• 刊名：Skeletal Radiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：46
• 期：1
• 页码：81-91
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Imaging / Radiology; Orthopedics; Pathology; Nuclear Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-2161
• 卷排序：46

文摘

ObjectiveTo compare the mid-term effects and advantages of the ultrasound (US)-guided with fluoroscopy(FL)-guided cervical medial branch blocks (CMBBs) for chronic cervical facet joint pain through assessment of pain relief, functional improvement, and injection efficiency.