Percutaneous Disc Decompressions

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CHAPTER 32 Percutaneous Disc Decompressions Sanjay Bakshi and Gerard W. Abrahamsen INDICATIONS Percutaneous disc decompression (PDD) is a minimally invasive procedure performed under fluoroscopic guidance for the treatment of lower…

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Percutaneous Facet Fusion

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CHAPTER 30 Percutaneous Facet Fusion Rinoo V. Shah BACKGROUND As surgical technology becomes less invasive, interventional pain physicians will play an increasing role in delivering this care. Facet mediated pain…

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Atlanto-Axial Joint Injections

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CHAPTER 15 Atlanto-Axial Joint Injections Andrea Trescot INTRODUCTION The atlanto-occipital (AO) and atlanto-axial (AA) joints are unique joints in the spine, connecting the cervical region to the base of the…

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Provocative Discogram

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CHAPTER 31 Provocative Discogram Vikram B. Patel and Sudhir Diwan INTRODUCTION Discography has been practiced by interventional pain physicians for the last few decades in an attempt to identify the…

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Atlanto-Occipital Joint Injections

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CHAPTER 14 Atlanto-Occipital Joint Injections Andrea Trescot INTRODUCTION The atlanto-occipital (AO) and atlanto-axial (AA) joints are unique joints in the spine, connecting the cervical region to the base of the…

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Anterograde Versus Retrograde Lead Placement

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CHAPTER 72 Anterograde Versus Retrograde Lead Placement Marshall D. Bedder INDICATIONS The discussion for an anterograde approach versus a retrograde approach to lead placement for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has…

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Choosing Intrathecal Medication

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CHAPTER 66 Choosing Intrathecal Medication Philip S. Kim and Sudhir Diwan INTRODUCTION •   Intraspinal delivery of drugs via implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) has been available since the early 1980s. •   These…

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Radiofrequency Neurolysis

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CHAPTER 80 Radiofrequency Neurolysis Anand Thakur and Peter S. Staats INTRODUCTION A careful history and physical examination that implicates the lumbar facets/zygapophyseal joints and its innervations via the lumbar medial…

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