Article: Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Block in Obese Patients: A Fluoroscopically Confirmed Clinical Feasibility Study

Article: Medial Branch Blocks Versus Pericapsular Blocks in ...
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... controlled or placebo-controlled medial branch blocks on several facet joints in order ... uncontrolled blocks, there is no proof that medial branch blocks are superior to other types ... This study was performed to compare medial branch blocks to simple pericapsular blocks ...

Article: Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Medial-Branch Block: A ...
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Objectives: For diagnostic lumbar medial-branch blocks, fluoroscopic guidance is considered ... feasibility of the ultrasound-guided lumbar medial-branch block has been demonstrated. We evaluated ... Methods: In 20 patients, 101 lumbar medial-branch blocks were performed under ...

Article: The Single-Needle Facet Joint Medial Branch Block ...
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... is an excellent and timely study. Medial branch blocks using a single-needle technique ... needle techniques for facet-joint medial branch block. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2005 ... potential cause of false-positive medial branch blocks because of the inadvertent treatment ...

Article: The Causes of False-Positive Medial Branch (Facet ...
Military Medicine;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... factors associated with false-positive medial branch blocks (MBB), the nerve blocks used ... However, the specificity of diagnostic medial branch blocks (MBB) is not high, with false ... the lumbar spine. Diagnostic L2-4 medial branch and L5 dorsal ramus blocks were performed ...

Article: A Prospective Crossover Comparison Study of the Single-Needle and ...
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Background and Objectives: Medial branch blocks have been widely described in ... subjects underwent 2 separate diagnostic medial-branch blocks in a randomized, single-blind ... has on the rate of false-positive medial branch blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2005 ...

Article: Psychopathology predicts the outcome of medial ...
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders;  February 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... reported in some controlled studies as an average of 50% pain reduction lasting 6 months[9, 10] Since an RFL of the medial branch dorsal ramus nerve also denervates the medial third of the multifidus muscle[11], there is a rationale supporting the ...

Article: Vancomycin Loading Doses in Morbidly Obese ...
Neurology Alert;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Vancomycin Loading Doses in Morbidly Obese Patients Abstract & Commentary Jessica ... Clcr) does not apply to morbidly obese patients, given the lack of validation of such ... of vancomycin observed in morbidly obese patients and to provide recommendations on loading ...