THORACIC FACET INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE
WHAT IS A THORACIC FACET INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE?
The facet joint is a thumbnail-size joint that is located in pairs between each
bone of your spine. Lumbar facet INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE is a procedure to
diagnose or treat back pain from the facet joints. Anesthetic and steroid
medications are injected into the joint. To ensure proper placement of the
medication the procedure is done under fluoroscopy (a type of low dose X-ray).
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A THORACIC FACET
INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE?
Facet joints can become painful and inflamed due to injury,
arthritis, or other conditions. Steroid medication can reduce inflammation and
pain.
HOW IS THE PROCEDURE PERFORMED?
After you check-in, you will be asked to put on a hospital gown
and then lie on a stretcher in the holding room. A brief pre-procedure history will be taken and you will then be transported to the procedure
room where you will be positioned on the X-ray table.
After being positioned on the X-ray table, your skin will be
cleaned with sterile soap. Anesthetic is injected to numb your skin and muscles
over the spine. After this, fluoroscopy (X-ray) is used to guide a needle into
the proper location, contrast dye is administered and then medication is slowly
injected.
WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH A THORACIC FACET INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE?
Every medical procedure, no matter how small, contains some risks. Anytime a needle is
placed into your body there is a risk of tissue injury, infection, and
bleeding. If this occurs in or near the spine it can result in nerve damage.
Although extremely rare, severe nerve damage and death have
occurred following spine INJECTION, SOUTHLAKEs. INJECTION, SOUTHLAKEs near the
spine also risk dural puncture and spinal headache.
More common risks include a
temporary increase in pain, local tenderness after the INJECTION, SOUTHLAKE,
allergic reaction to medication, and side effects from steroids.
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