Adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injections.

Background Context: Although the types and incidence of adverse events (AEs) associated with transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) have been described, no study has used a systematic standardized questionnaire to solicit AEs from patients to capture an accurate range and incidence of complications.

Purpose: The aim was to systematically identify the types and incidence of AEs associated with TFESI. Additionally, this study evaluated demographic and clinical factors that may predict a higher risk of an AE.

Adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided zygapophyseal joint injections.

Background: In spite of the widespread performance of intra-articular zygapophyseal joint (IAZJ) injections, we know of no systematic analysis to date that examines the risks and types of adverse events when IAZJ injections are performed.

Objective: To describe the type, incidence, and factors contributing to adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided IAZJ injections.

Study Design: A retrospective, cohort study of English-speaking adults aged 18 - 90 years who underwent fluoroscopically guided IAZJ injections between March 8, 2004, and April 19, 2007.

Programmatic design for teaching the introductory skills and concepts of lumbar spine procedures to physiatry residents: a prospective multiyear study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a 2-day course teaching the introductory skills and concepts of lumbar spine procedures to physiatry residents.

Design: This is a 3-yr prospective study of a 2-day musculoskeletal course teaching the introductory skills and concepts of lumbar spinal procedures to the residents at a large academic physical medicine and rehabilitation program. The residents attending the course took multiple-choice pretests and posttests as well as participated in a procedural skills competency demonstration.

Adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided sacroiliac joint injections.

Objective: To describe the type, incidence, and factors that contribute to adverse events associated with fluoroscopically guided intra-articular sacroiliac joint injections (IASIJ).

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary, academic, outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation interventional spine clinic.

Investigational pharmacology for low back pain.

Study Design: Review and reinterpretation of existing literature.

Objective: This review article summarizes the anatomy and pathogenesis of disease processes that contribute to low back pain, and discusses key issues in existing therapies for chronic low back pain. The article also explains the scientific rationale for investigational pharmacology and highlights emerging compounds in late development.

Rehabilitation of basketball injuries.

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States and throughout the world, and therefore represents one of the most common sources of sports-related injuries. Basketball injuries should be managed by the same general rehabilitation principles as other sports injuries. Additionally, the clinician should be aware not only of general sports injuries but of those injuries most commonly seen in basketball players.