Technical note: The swimmer's view for cervical facet joint injections

Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni; Tamer Sabet; Helen Ashley; Ashish D. Diwan

doi:10.1007/s00586-006-0123-y

Technical note: The swimmer's view for cervical facet joint injections

Arvind Gopalrao Kulkarni^*, Tamer Sabet, Helen Ashley, Ashish D. Diwan

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Abstract

Image intensifier (C-arm) guided facet infiltration of a mixture of long acting local anaesthetic and corticosteroid is a safe and effective office procedure for cervical spondylosis. Visualisation of lower cervical anatomy using C-arm may not always be possible due to the shadow cast by the shoulders. We describe the successful adaptation of swimmer's view in such cases to carry out the injections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1150-1152
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Spine Journal
Volume	15
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0123-y
Publication status	Published - Jul 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C-arm
Cervical spine
Facet injections
Fluoroscopy
Swimmer's view

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