Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , July 2009

Ultrasound-guided caudal and sacroiliac joint injections

  • Amaresh Vydyanathan, MD, MSc
    • ,
  • Samer Narouze, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Samer Narouze, MD, MSc, Pain Management Department, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue/C25, Cleveland, OH 44195

References 

  1. Kalichman L, Cole R, Kim DH, et al. Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: The Framingham Study. Spine J. 2009;9:545–550
  2. Schwarzer AC, Aprill CN, Bogduk N. The sacroiliac joint in chronic low back pain. Spine. 1995;20:31–37
  3. Sembrano JN, Polly DW. How often is low back pain not coming from the back?. Spine. 2009;34:E27–E32
  4. Senoglu N, Senoglu M, Oksuz H, et al. Landmarks of the sacral hiatus for caudal epidural block: An anatomical study. Br J Anaesth. 2005;95:692–695
  5. Hession WG, Stanczak JD, Davis KW, et al. Epidural steroid injections. Semin Roentgenol. 2004;39:7–23
  6. White AH, Derby R, Wynne G. Epidural injections for the diagnosis and treatment of low-back pain. Spine. 1980;5:78–86
  7. Stitz MY, Sommer HM. Accuracy of blind versus fluoroscopically guided caudal epidural injection. Spine. 1999;24:1371–1376
  8. Renfrew DL, Moore TE, Kathol MH, et al. Correct placement of epidural steroid injections: Fluoroscopic guidance and contrast administration. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1991;12:1003–1007
  9. Furman MB, O'Brien EM, Zgleszewski TM. Incidence of intravascular penetration in transforaminal lumbosacral epidural steroid injections. Spine. 2000;25:2628–2632
  10. Bogduk N, Cherry D. Epidural corticosteroid agents for sciatica. Med J Aust. 1985;143:402–406
  11. Yoon JS, Sim KH, Kim SJ, et al. The feasibility of color Doppler ultrasonography for caudal epidural steroid injection. Pain. 2005;118:210–214
  12. Klocke R, Jenkinson T, Glew D. Sonographically guided caudal epidural steroid injections. J Ultrasound Med. 2003;22:1229–1232
  13. Chen CP, Tang SF, Hsu TC, et al. Ultrasound guidance in caudal epidural needle placement. Anesthesiology. 2004;101:181–184
  14. Raghunathan K, Schwartz D, Connelly NR. Determining the accuracy of caudal needle placement in children: A comparison of the swoosh test and ultrasonography. Paediatr Anaesth. 2008;18:606–612
  15. Forst SL, Wheeler MT, Fortin JD, et al. The sacroiliac joint: Anatomy, physiology and clinical significance. Pain Physician. 2006;9:61–67
  16. Calvillo O, Skaribas I, Turnipseed J. Anatomy and pathophysiology of the sacroiliac joint. Curr Rev Pain. 2000;4:356–361
  17. Ikeda R. Innervation of the sacroiliac joint (Macroscopical and histological studies). Nippon Ika Daigaku Zasshi. 1991;58:587–596
  18. Dreyfuss P, Dreyer SJ, Cole A, et al. Sacroiliac joint pain. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2004;12:255–265
  19. Kane D, Balint PV, Sturrock R, et al. Musculoskeletal ultrasound—A state of the art review in rheumatology (Part 1: Current controversies and issues in the development of musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology). Rheumatol Oxf. 2004;43:823–828
  20. Kane D, Grassi W, Sturrock R, et al. Musculoskeletal ultrasound—A state of the art review in rheumatology (Part 2: Clinical indications for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology). Rheumatol Oxf. 2004;43:829–838
  21. Engeli E, Haussler KK, Erb HN. Development and validation of a periarticular injection technique of the sacroiliac joint in horses. Equine Vet J. 2004;36:324–330
  22. Pekkafahli MZ, Kiralp MZ, Başekim CC, et al. Sacroiliac joint injections performed with sonographic guidance. J Ultrasound Med. 2003;22:553–559
  23. Harmon D, O'Sullivan M. Ultrasound-guided sacroiliac joint injection technique. Pain Physician. 2008;11:543–547

PII: S1084-208X(09)00043-3

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.014

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 157-160 , July 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution