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Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) injections are commonly performed under fluoroscopic guidance. Radiation exposure to patients and providers has not been comprehensively studied, particularly the effect of body mass index (BMI).To identify whether patients with a larger BMI require longer fluoroscopy time or a larger radiation dose during performance of an SIJ injection.Retrospective study of an academic institution...
Transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESIs) are a commonly used, effective treatment for radicular pain. Accurate delivery of the injected medication helps to ensure maximum therapeutic efficacy and to decrease possible adverse events, and fluoroscopy is the preferred and most common image-guidance modality used to ensure accurate needle placement during lumbar TFESIs. However, fluoroscopic-guided...
A 70-year-old woman with a right hemisensory deficit caused by an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury presented with left hip pain. The clinical assessment suggested that her left-sided hip pain was attributable to severe right hip osteoarthritis. Her left hip pain resolved completely after she underwent a right total hip arthroplasty. This case is presented, along with a review of the literature...
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