Cervical Transforaminal Injection of Steroids Guided by Ultrasound
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2015-03-01
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Summary
Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) are indicated in cervical
radicular pain resistant to conservation therapy, by which steroids can be delivered into
anterior epidural space surrounding target spinal nerve roots to help alleviate pain in the
upper limb or neck. Cervical TFESI is traditionally commended to perform with guidance of
fluoroscopy or CT. As fluoroscopy can not monitor the injection route whether it pass vessel
or not, many serious neurological complications caused by inadvertent intra-arterial
injection have been reported2. Here, the investigators will introduce a novel cervical TFESI
guided by ultrasound, which incidence of inadvertent vessel injury or injection might be
lower than those guided by fluoroscopy.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital