Image-guided injections for facet joint pain: evidence-based Delphi conjoined consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology and European Society of Neuroradiology - Takeaways - MDSpire

Image-guided injections for facet joint pain: evidence-based Delphi conjoined consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology and European Society of Neuroradiology

  • By

  • Luca Maria Sconfienza

  • Danoob Dalili

  • Miraude Adriaensen

  • Domenico Albano

  • Georgina Allen

  • Maria Pilar Aparisi Gomez

  • Giacomo Aringhieri

  • Francesco Arrigoni

  • Alberto Bazzocchi

  • Miguel Oliveira Castro

  • Roberto Luigi Cazzato

  • Miriam De Dea

  • Aldo Eros De Vivo

  • Elena Drakonaki

  • Fernando Facal de Castro

  • Dimitrios Filippiadis

  • Jan Fritz

  • Inês Gil

  • Salvatore Gitto

  • Hannes Gruber

  • Harun Gupta

  • Amanda Isaac

  • Andrea S. Klauser

  • Thomas Le Corroller

  • Alexander Loizides

  • Salvatore Marsico

  • Giovanni Mauri

  • Eugene McNally

  • Kalliopi Melaki

  • Carmelo Messina

  • Rebeca Mirón Mombiela

  • Cyprian Olchowy

  • Davide Orlandi

  • Ricardo Moutinho

  • Riccardo Picasso

  • Mahesh Prakash

  • Nicolas Theumann

  • Violeta Vasilevska Nikodinovska

  • Evangelia E. Vassalou

  • Jelena Vucetic

  • David Wilson

  • Federico Zaottini

  • Marcello Zappia

  • Chiara Zini

  • Žiga Snoj

  • May 8, 2025

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    Chronic back pain is prevalent, with facet joints being significant pain generators, particularly in the lumbar region.

  • 2

    Image-guided injections improve clinical outcomes for facet joint pain compared to blind injections, especially using ultrasound guidance.

  • 3

    Medial branch blocks with local anesthetic and corticosteroid yield similar outcomes to those with local anesthetic alone.

  • 4

    Ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch blocks are quicker and require fewer needle passes than fluoroscopy-guided procedures.

  • 5

    No significant differences exist in clinical outcomes between ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and CT-guided injections for cervical facet joint pain.

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Image-guided injections for facet joint pain: evidence-based Delphi conjoined consensus paper from the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology and European Society of Neuroradiology

  • by Luca Maria Sconfienza, Danoob Dalili, Miraude Adriaensen, Domenico Albano, Georgina Allen, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gomez, Giacomo Aringhieri, Francesco Arrigoni, Alberto Bazzocchi, Miguel Oliveira Castro, Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Miriam De Dea, Aldo Eros De Vivo, Elena Drakonaki, Fernando Facal de Castro, Dimitrios Filippiadis, Jan Fritz, Inês Gil, Salvatore Gitto, Hannes Gruber, Harun Gupta, Amanda Isaac, Andrea S. Klauser, Thomas Le Corroller, Alexander Loizides, Salvatore Marsico, Giovanni Mauri, Eugene McNally, Kalliopi Melaki, Carmelo Messina, Rebeca Mirón Mombiela, Cyprian Olchowy, Davide Orlandi, Ricardo Moutinho, Riccardo Picasso, Mahesh Prakash, Nicolas Theumann, Violeta Vasilevska Nikodinovska, Evangelia E. Vassalou, Jelena Vucetic, David Wilson, Federico Zaottini, Marcello Zappia, Chiara Zini, Žiga Snoj

  • May 8, 2025

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