Risk Analysis of Needle Injury to the Long Thoracic Nerve during Ultrasound-Guided C7 Selective Nerve Root Block

Risk Analysis of Needle Injury to the Long Thoracic Nerve during Ultrasound-Guided C7 Selective Nerve Root Block

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Ultrasound (US)-guided cervical selective nerve root block (SNRB) is a widely used treatment for upper limb radicular pain. The long thoracic nerve (LTN) passes through the middle scalene muscle (MSM) at the C7 level. The needle trajectory of US-guided C...

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Main Authors: Seok Kang, Ha-Mok Jeong, Beom-Suk Kim, Joon-Shik Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
long thoracic nerve
ultrasound
cervical nerve root
selective nerve root block
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/6/635

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