Cranial approach: Parasagittal
longitudinal transducer position
with needle (should be curved)
introduced and directed ventrally
to the edge of the cranial aspect
of the sacral wing (cranial is to
the right)
Cranial approach: Parasagittal
longitudinal transducer position
with needle (should be curved)
introduced and directed ventrally to
the edge of the cranial aspect of
the sacral wing (cranial is to the
right)
Parasagittal longitudinal transducer position with needle introduced and
directed ventrally to the edge of the cranial aspect of the sacral wing
(IL: ileum; L5: lumbar 5; N: needle) (cranial is to the left) (image
courtesy of Cousty M, Firidolfi C, Geffroy O, David F. Comparison of
medial and lateral ultrasound-guided approaches for periarticular
injection of the thoracolumbar intervertebral facet joints in horses. Vet
Surg (2011) 40:494–499)
The medication is placed peri-articularly. This technique is relatively easy to
master.
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February
2016
East
London
Convention
Centre,
East
London,
South
Africa
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