Cervical CT-guided, selective nerve root blocks: improved safety by dorsal approach.
Cervical transforaminal blocks are frequently performed as a treatment of cervical radicular pain. These blocks are performed mostly under fluoroscopy, but a CT-guided technique also has been described. We describe a modification that leads to a more extraforaminal than transforaminal and equally selective nerve root block.
Wolter
T
T
Interdisciplinary Pain Centre, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. tilman.wolter@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Mohadjer
M
M
Berlis
A
A
Knoeller
S
S
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed