Efficacy of Lateral View Needle Placement for Sacroiliac Joint Injections.
Phillip Mitchell JohansenAlan M NguyenAli Ahmed MohamedNatasha MehtaJulie Georgia PilitsisBenjamin WesterhausAnthony GiuffridaPublished 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.