New to MyHealth?
Manage Your Care From Anywhere.
Access your health information from any device with MyHealth. You can message your clinic, view lab results, schedule an appointment, and pay your bill.
ALREADY HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
DON'T HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
NEED MORE DETAILS?
MyHealth for Mobile
Facet Pain in Thoracic Compression Fractures
Facet Pain in Thoracic Compression Fractures PAIN MEDICINE Mitra, R., Do, H., Alamin, T., Cheng, I. 2010; 11 (11): 1674-1677Abstract
To determine if thoracic facet joints may be a significant secondary pain generator in patients with compression fractures. Traditionally, pain from vertebral compression fractures has been attributed to vertebral body itself. Compression fractures have been shown to increase thoracic kyphosis and thereby increase the thoracic flexion moment; these changes eventually increase the shear stress on the posterior elements.We present a small case series of patients with thoracic compression fractures managed with intra-articular facet injections.Tertiary care academic medical center.Two patients with thoracic compression fractures.The subjects received fluoroscopically guided thoracic facet steroid injections for pain management.Change in verbal analog pain score.Patients with thoracic compression fractures received significant long-lasting relief after receiving fluoroscopically guided intra-articular injections.Facet joints may be abnormally stressed due to the increasing thoracic flexion moment in anterior compression fractures, which may serve as a secondary pain generator; intra-articular facet blocks may be an alternative to vertebroplasty.
View details for Web of Science ID 000283989800011
View details for PubMedID 21029349