Multislice CT fluoroscopy-assisted cervical transforaminal injection of steroids: technical note.

Study Design: A prospective study of 19 consecutive patients who underwent multislice computed tomography (CT)-guided cervical transforaminal steroid injection.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and the outcome of cervical transforaminal steroid injection guided by multislice CT fluoroscopy.

Summary Of Background Data: Cervical transforaminal steroid injection has been accepted as an effective therapeutic modality for radiculopathy that results from a cervical herniated disc or stenosis.

Radial nerve paralysis due to Kent retractor during upper abdominal operation.

After general anesthesia, peripheral nerve paralysis is a rare complication. The frequently damaged nerves including: branches of the brachial plexus, the ulnar, radial and common peroneal nerves, and sometimes the facial nerve. The radial nerve is the most infrequently damaged one, accounting for only 3% of nerve damage.