Is subcutaneous local anesthesia necessary in ultrasound-guided hip magnetic resonance arthrography?

Is subcutaneous local anesthesia necessary in ultrasound-guided hip magnetic resonance arthrography?

Background: Ultrasound (US)-guided injection is increasingly used for magnetic resonance (MR) arthrography of the hip. There is no information regarding the utility of anesthetizing the needle path before joint puncture. Thus, the aim of this study was to retrospectively compare the efficacy of the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yi-Chih Hsu, Yu-Cheng Wu, Hao-Lun Kao, Hsian He Hsu, Wei-Chou Chang, Hung Wen Kao, Kai-Hsiung Ko, Guo-Shu Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Arthrography
hip
local anesthesia
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasonography-guided
Online Access:http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2014;volume=34;issue=1;spage=30;epage=34;aulast=Hsu

Internet

http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2014;volume=34;issue=1;spage=30;epage=34;aulast=Hsu

Similar Items