Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Plexus Injection: A Cadaveric Validation.

Ondřej Naňka, Kamal Mezian, Ke-Vin Chang, Wei-Ting Wu, Vincenzo Ricci, Levent Özçakar

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Ondřej NaňkaInstitute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6300-395X

Kamal MezianDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, 12800 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-7203-3325

Ke-Vin ChangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 100225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7558-5651

Wei-Ting WuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 100225, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7511-9629

Vincenzo RicciPhysical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, 20157 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-2039

Levent ÖzçakarDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara 06100, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-2713-4071

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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 106-2314-B-002-180-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 109-2314-B-002-114-MY3National Science and Technology, Taiwan NSTC 112-2314-B-002-134National Science and Technology, Taiwan NSTC 113-2314-B-002 -208 -MY2National Science and Technology, Taiwan NSTC 113-2314-B-002 -209 -MY2

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Abstract

Ultrasound (US) has gained increasing acceptance for evaluating the axial spine, including the lumbar region. While its accuracy for superficial structures such as facet joints and medial branches has been validated, evidence supporting its use for deeper targets, such as the lumbar plexus, remains limited. This cadaveric study aimed to assess the feasibility of US-guided lumbar plexus injection. A fresh-frozen female cadaver with a body mass index of 23 kg/m

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PMID41374397

DOI10.3390/diagnostics15233017

PMCPMC12691128

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