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Efficacy of Lateral View Needle Placement for Sacroiliac Joint Injections.

Phillip Mitchell JohansenAlan M NguyenAli Ahmed MohamedNatasha MehtaJulie Georgia PilitsisBenjamin WesterhausAnthony Giuffrida
Published in: Journal of pain research (2024)
Using only the AP or oblique view during needle placement results in miss rates of nearly 20% while adding a lateral view can lower miss rates to near 0%. While pain relief may be adequate in either case, proper diagnosis and future management relies upon accurate needle placement.
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