Journal of Spine

Eran Ayelet

Publications

• Research Article
  Fluoroscopically Guided Cervical Inter-Laminar Epidural Injections: Correlation Between Degree of Spinal Stenosis and Contrast Dispersal Pattern
  Author(s): Eran Ayelet, Yair Safriel, Amit Haboosheh and Olga LopatinaEran Ayelet, Yair Safriel, Amit Haboosheh and Olga Lopatina
  
  Objectives: Cervical inter-laminar injections at C7-T1 have been routinely performed for many years as an effective means of palliating neck pain. The purpose of this study is to measure the extent of contrast spread following C7-T1 cervical inter-laminar epidural steroid injection (CIESI), and to correlate the upper extent of contrast spread with degree of cervical spinal stenosis. Methods: We retrospectively identified 41 consecutive patients over a six months’ time frame fulfilling the following inclusion criteria: (1) Had image guided CIESI at C7-T1, (2) Had PA and oblique epidurogram pre and post procedure, (3) Had procedural notes indicating the amounts injected and (4) Had an antecedent MRI. The epidurograms were reviewed for their extent of injectate spread. MRI studies were evaluated separately and blinded to the epidurograms... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000333

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