Selective nerve-root block for the relief of pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures / 中华麻醉学杂志
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
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(12): 1302-1303, 2012.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
Twenty-three patients with pain from osteoporotic vertebral fractures,aged 65-90 yr,weighing 51-78 kg,received an image intensifier-assisted nerve-root block with a 6-8 ml mixture of 0.5 % lidocaine,mecobalamine 0.5 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate injection 5.26 mg in a prone or lateral position.The VAS scores before operation,at 0,1 week,1 and 3 months after operation were 8.6 ± 0.9,1.5 ± 0.7,2.8 ± 0.9,1.6 ± 0.5 and 2.5 ± 0.7,respectively.VAS scores were significantly lower at each time pint after operation than before operation (P < 0.05).According to modified MacNab standard,the effectiveness of treatment was rated as excellent/good in 87% of the patients.No complication such as bleeding,hematoma,infection,pneumothorax,hemopneumothorax,headache was found during or after operation.Selective nerve-root block is effective in the treatment of pain resulting from osteoporotic vertebral fractures in patients.
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Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
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2012
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