title: Complications in musculoskeletal intervention: important considerations.
abstract: Musculoskeletal (MSK) intervention has proliferated in recent years among various subspecialties in medicine. Despite advancements in image guidance and percutaneous technique, the risk of complication has not been fully eliminated. Overall, complications in MSK interventions are rare, with bleeding and infection the most common encountered. Other complications are even rarer. This article reviews various complications unique to musculoskeletal interventions, assists the reader in understanding where pitfalls lie, and highlights ways to avoid them.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Froedtert & The Medical College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tutton
keywords: complications; image-guided interventional radiology; musculoskeletal