Objective To determine the relationship between sacroiliac joint (SIJ) contrast dispersal
patterns during SIJ corticosteroid injection and pain relief at 2 and 8 weeks after the procedure. …

Background: Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of facet or sacroiliac joints is widely used for
the treatment of chronic axial pain and can provide long-term pain relief in well-selected …

Background Epidural steroid injections have been used in combination with other modalities
for the treatment of lumbar radicular pain. The literature has shown that 1-level lumbar …

Percutaneous image-guided rupture of lumbar facet synovial cysts can improve clinical
outcomes and obviate the need for open surgery. This series describes eleven patients who had …

The use of non–stem-cell-based regenerative medicine therapies for lumbar discogenic
pain is an area of growing interest. Although the intervertebral disc is a largely avascular …

Background: Management of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis remains an important
challenge in orthopaedics. In this investigation, 43 patients at a large university hospital were …

Background: Pain arising from the lumbar facet joints is a common cause of axial back pain
in adults. Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of the medial branches of the spinal dorsal rami …

This is a case of a 40-year-old female endurance athlete with right leg pain while running. A
comprehensive workup revealed a fascial defect with soleus muscle herniation. Although …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate a nonsedating agent, lavender aromatherapy,
to reduce anxiety before interventional spinal procedures. Design In this prospective, …

A 56-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a long history of right knee pain. The pain
began insidiously 4 years prior and she reports a slow progression in pain and decrease in …