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ArticleSkeletal radiology2021

Role of ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve for diagnosis and potential treatment of chronic lateral elbow pain.

Sagar Wagle, Katrina Glazebrook, Michael Moynagh, Jay Smith, Jacob Sellon, John Skinner, Mark Morrey

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Sagar WagleDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. wagle.sagar@mayo.edu.
Katrina GlazebrookDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Michael MoynaghDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Jay SmithDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Jacob SellonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
John SkinnerDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Mark MorreyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · US

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objectiveTo examine diagnostic and therapeutic utility of novel ultrasound-guided perineural injection of posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve in chronic lateral elbow pain. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve with local anesthetic with or without corticosteroid in patients with chronic lateral elbow pain. Data variables collected included patient demographics, illness course, diagnostic ultrasound findings, immediate pre- and post-injection pain using numeric rating pain scale between 0 and 10, injection complications, and post-injection outcomes.

resultsFifteen patients (9 females and 6 males) with average age 46.9 (range 16-69 years) underwent 20 perineural injections between 2009 and 2019. Patients had on average 84% reduction in pain immediately after the injection (median pre- and post-procedure numeric rating pain scale of 6 and 0, respectively, p < 0.001). Patients had pain relief for an average of 15 h (range 2-48 h) when only local anesthetic was injected, compared with average pain relief of 26.5 days (range 2 h-43 days) when local anesthetic was combined with corticosteroid, p = 0.01.

conclusionNovel ultrasound-guided perineural anesthetic injections around the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve can be performed safely and have diagnostic and potentially therapeutic utility in select patients with chronic refractory lateral elbow pain.

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ElbowForearmAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUltrasonographyUltrasonography, InterventionalYoung AdultChronic lateral elbow painCutaneous nerve blockPosterior antebrachial cutaneous nervePosterior cutaneous nerve of forearmUltrasound guided nerve block

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