The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371, May 2010

Influence of needle type on the incidence of intravascular injection during transforaminal epidural injections: a comparison of short-bevel and long-bevel needles

  • Matthew Smuck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Spine Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway St., Redwood City, CA 94083, USA. Tel.: (650) 725-9323.
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  • Andrew J. Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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  • Chi-Tsai Tang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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  • Eric Zemper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA

Received 16 December 2008; received in revised form 2 November 2009; accepted 25 December 2009. published online 22 February 2010.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: MS (consulting fees, Arthrocare, Inc.; research support: investigator salary, Arthrocare, Inc., research support: staff/materials, Arthrocare, Inc.).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00002-1

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.12.018

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371, May 2010

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