Cervical facet joint arthrography.
We describe a technique for cervical facet joint arthrography; a posterior approach is used. The patient is positioned prone, the neck flexed maximally, and the head turned 60-90 degrees opposite to the side of injection. The x-ray tube is angled cephalad in order to obtain a true tangent to the facet joint. The needle is inserted using fluoroscopic control in a direction parallel to the x-ray beam. Before the therapeutic infiltration, the intraarticular position of the needle is confirmed by injecting 0.3 ml of contrast medium.
D001175:Arthrography; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011187:Posture
D003287:Contrast Media