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Ultrasound-Guided Atlanto-Axial and Atlanto-Occipital Joint Injections

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The atlanto-axial joint accounts for up to 16% of patients with occipital headache. In human volunteers, distending the lateral atlanto-axial joint with contrast agent produces occipital pain and injection of local anesthetic into the joint relieves the headache.

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  1. Center for Pain Medicine, Summa Western Reserve Hospital, 1900 23rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44223, USA

    Samer N. Narouze

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    Samer N. Narouze

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Narouze, S.N. (2011). Ultrasound-Guided Atlanto-Axial and Atlanto-Occipital Joint Injections. In: Narouze, S. (eds) Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Interventional Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1681-5_29

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