Delayed onset of a spinal epidural hematoma after facet joint injection
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Delayed onset of a spinal epidural hematoma after facet joint injection. / Velickovic, Mirko; Ballhause, Tobias M.
In: SAGE OPEN MED CASE R, Vol. 4, 2016, p. 2050313X16675258.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Delayed onset of a spinal epidural hematoma after facet joint injection
AU - Velickovic, Mirko
AU - Ballhause, Tobias M
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The treatment of chronic back pain is a challenging problem. Facet joint infiltration is an established treatment for chronic low back pain caused by arthrosis of the lumbar facet joints. Due to the increasing number of patients with chronic low back pain, this therapy has become more frequent. We treated a 51-year-old male patient, who developed an epidural hematoma 2 months after infiltration therapy. Our case shows that even a delayed onset of spinal epidural hematoma is possible and should be kept in mind as a possible cause of acute myelopathy after spinal intervention.
AB - The treatment of chronic back pain is a challenging problem. Facet joint infiltration is an established treatment for chronic low back pain caused by arthrosis of the lumbar facet joints. Due to the increasing number of patients with chronic low back pain, this therapy has become more frequent. We treated a 51-year-old male patient, who developed an epidural hematoma 2 months after infiltration therapy. Our case shows that even a delayed onset of spinal epidural hematoma is possible and should be kept in mind as a possible cause of acute myelopathy after spinal intervention.
U2 - 10.1177/2050313X16675258
DO - 10.1177/2050313X16675258
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27803810
VL - 4
SP - 2050313X16675258
JO - SAGE OPEN MED CASE R
JF - SAGE OPEN MED CASE R
SN - 2050-313X
ER -