Feasibility of Ultrasound Guided Atlanto-occipital Joint Injection
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 627-632, 2012.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of ultrasound guided atlanto-occipital joint injection. METHOD: Six atlanto-occipital joints of three cadavers were examined. Cadavers were placed in prone position with their head slightly rotated towards the contra-lateral side. The atlanto-occipital joint was initially identified with a longitudinal ultrasound scan at the midline between occipital protuberance and mastoid process. Contrast media 0.5cc was injected into the atlanto-occipital joint using an in-plane needle approach under ultrasound guide. The location of the needle tip and spreading pattern of the contrast was confirmed by fluoroscopic evaluation. RESULTS: After ultrasound guided atlanto-occipital joint injection, spreading of the contrast media into the joint was seen in all the injected joints in the anterior-posterior fluoroscopic view. CONCLUSION: The ultrasound guided atlanto-occipital injection is feasible. The ultrasound guided injection by Doppler examination can provide a safer approach to the atlanto-occipital joint.
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Main subject:
Atlanto-Occipital Joint
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Cadaver
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Prone Position
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Contrast Media
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Head
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Joints
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Mastoid
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Needles
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En
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2012
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