Ganglion Impar Block
CHAPTER 49 Ganglion Impar Block Corey W. Hunter and Sudhir Diwan INDICATIONS The ganglion impar, also known as the ganglion of Walther or sacrococcygeal ganglion is a singular retroperitoneal structure…
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Obturator Nerve Block
CHAPTER 63 Obturator Nerve Block Arthur Atchabahian INDICATIONS The obturator nerve innervates a portion of the hip joint, most of the adductor muscles, a variable portion of the medial aspect…
Lumbar Facet Joint Cyst Drainage and Injection
CHAPTER 24 Lumbar Facet Joint Cyst Drainage and Injection Gerard P. Varlotta, Christopher Gharibo, and Z.T. Traeger INDICATIONS The indications for injections of the facet joint include: • Facet-mediated low back…
Periorbital Nerve Blocks (Supraorbital, Supratrochlear, and Infraorbital Nerves)
CHAPTER 20 Periorbital Nerve Blocks (Supraorbital, Supratrochlear, and Infraorbital Nerves) Sanford Silverman INDICATIONS Blockade of the periorbital nerves (supraorbital, supratrochlear, and infraorbital) is useful for surgical anesthesia of the face,…
Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Nerve Blocks
CHAPTER 58 Supraclavicular and Infraclavicular Nerve Blocks David B. Albert, Robert Altman, and Lisa Doan SUPRACLAVICULAR NERVE BLOCK Indications The supraclavicular nerve block is ideal for pain of the upper…
Sacroiliac Joint Denervation by Using Simplicity III
CHAPTER 28 Sacroiliac Joint Denervation by Using Simplicity III Sudhir Diwan and Nimish Davé INTRODUCTION The Simplicity III procedure is a technique to denervate the sacroiliac (SI) joint by creating…
Chemical Neurolysis
CHAPTER 78 Chemical Neurolysis Michael M. Bottros and Michael A. Erdek INDICATIONS Neurolytic techniques have long been used in the treatment of pain. The underlying principle for neurolytic blocks is…
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
CHAPTER 35 Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy Jason E. Pope and Nagy Mekhail INTRODUCTION Discogenic pain has been implicated as the etiology of low back pain in approximately 45% of patients with…
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Discectomy With Disk IT
CHAPTER 34 Percutaneous Radiofrequency Discectomy With Disk IT Samyadev Datta and Vikram B. Patel INTRODUCTION The low back pain remains a major burden for patients and health care providers. In…
Endoscopic Discectomy
CHAPTER 37 Endoscopic Discectomy Sudhir Diwan, Kiran Patel, Kenneth Chapman, and Vikram B. Patel INTRODUCTION Endoscopic discectomy is a minimally invasive treatment for disc herniation, protrusion, or extrusion. The goal…
