Ultrasound-guided injections in the lumbar spine

Med Ultrason. 2011 Mar;13(1):54-8.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Articular / methods*
  • Injections, Spinal / methods*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / diagnostic imaging*