Ultrasound Guided Injection Techniques Metacarpophalangeal, Interphalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal, Distal Interphalangeal Joint Injections Key Points • Out-of-plane relative to transducer or short axis to the joint approaches maybe easier for these…
Ultrasound Guided Techniques Posterior Muscles Cervical Cervical multifidus Rectus capitis posterior major Rectus capitis posterior minor Obliquus capitus superior Obliquus capitus inferior Key Points These paraspinal muscles are important in…
Ultrasound Guided Procedures Sacroiliac Joint Key Points • Ultrasound-guided intra-articular injections can provide both pain relief and diagnostic information in sacroiliac (SI) joint pain Pertinent Anatomy • The SI joint…
Key Points • The thoracic spine is a common source of mid-back pain and is frequently overlooked despite it having the greatest number of levels and the greatest diversity between…
Key Points • A subset of tendinopathy appears to become chronic and nonresponsive to conservative treatments such as activity modification and exercise-based rehabilitation. • Ultrasound-guided needle tenotomy is a simple…
Key Points • Dextrose prolotherapy has level B strength of recommendation for chronic pain in eight areas based on a growing number of RCTs and meta-analyses. • Dextrose, when used…
Introduction Ultrasound guidance can be applied to assist in a multitude of interventional orthopedic procedures. This chapter provides a review of ultrasound physics, image optimization, common artifacts, and fundamentals of…
Introduction Regenerative medicine has become an increasingly popular field of interest over the last several decades. Its potential application for treating various disease pathologies is promising and much research is…
Introduction Botulinum toxin (BTX) is produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum as a complex of proteins containing neurotoxin and various non-toxic proteins. There are seven immunologically distinct serotypes of the…
Introduction Allograft tissues are obtained from a donor source and transplanted into a different recipient or host, while autologous tissues are obtained and redirected into the same individual. Allograft tissue…
