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Yan D, Zubair AC, Osborne MD, Pagan-Rosado R, Stone JA, Lehman VT, Durand NC, Kubrova E, Wang Z, Witter DM, Baer MM, Ponce GC, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Qu W. CellKine clinical trial: first report from a phase 1 trial of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in subjects with painful lumbar facet joint arthropathy. Pain Rep 2024; 9:e1181. [PMID: 39300992 PMCID: PMC11412710 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024] Open
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Background Lumbar facet joint arthropathy (LFJA) is a major cause of low back pain (LBP), with current treatments offering limited long-term benefits. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) show promise due to their immunomodulatory and trophic effects, potentially addressing underlying degenerative processes in LFJA. Objectives This initial report describes the outcomes of the first treated patient in an ongoing mutidisciplinary phase 1 clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of intra-articular allogeneic BM-MSCs for painful LFJA. Methods Following enrollment in our IRB-approved protocol, symptomatic LFJA was confirmed through double blocks on L4 and L5 medial branches. Two 1-mL syringes, each containing 10 million BM-MSCs, were prepared in the cGMP facility and administered bilaterally to the patient's L4-L5 lumbar facet joints. The patient underwent standardized follow-ups, including clinical examinations and functional and imaging assessments for 2 years, utilizing patient-reported outcomes measurement information system-computer adaptive tests (PROMIS CATs), visual analogue scale, Oswestry disability index, work functional status and opioid pain medication use, and MR imaging Fenton-Czervionke score. Results The patient tolerated the procedure well, with no drug-related adverse events during the study period. Pain, spine function, and work functional status improved at multiple follow-ups. This patient also reported improvements in mental and social health, along with a notable improvement in the grade of facet synovitis observed at the one-year follow-up MRI evaluation. Conclusions This case report suggests the safety and feasibility of administering intra-articular allogeneic BM-MSCs, offering therapeutic benefits for pain management and functional activities.
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- Dan Yan
- Department of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Evidence-Based Practice Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Cadiou S, Tuil R, Le Goff B, Hoppé E, Mulleman D, Langbour C, Le Pabic E, Charret L, Cormier H, Lecomte R, Arvieux C, Guggenbuhl P. Septic arthritis of the facet joint is also a severe vertebral infection: A multicenter retrospective study of 65 patients. Joint Bone Spine 2024; 91:105703. [PMID: 38336272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2024.105703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Septic arthritis of the Facet Joints (SAFJ) is a rare condition. Little data has been published on the subject. We aimed to describe the clinical, biological and imagery presentations, as well as the course of this rare infection. METHODS We included patients hospitalized between January 1st, 2016 and December 31th, 2019, in the Departments of Infectious Diseases or Rheumatology in 5 French centres in the CRIOGO network. We defined septic arthritis according to Newman's criteria and facet joint arthritis using imagery. RESULTS Sixty-five patients were included, predominantly males (64.6%), with a mean age of 68.1 years. The mean time to diagnosis was 25.0 days. The principal symptoms at diagnosis were acute back pain (95.2%) and fever (76.9%). Neurological symptoms were present for 60.7% of the patients, including 16.4% motor deficit or cauda equina syndrome. SAFJ was located on the lumbosacral spine (73.4%) and was rarely multifocal (4.7%). Bacteriological identification was performed by blood cultures in 84.4% of the cases, and the pathogen was mainly Staphylococcus aureus (49.2%). Infective endocarditis was present for 26.9% of patients assessed by echocardiography. On MRI, soft tissue abscess or inflammation, epiduritis and epidural abscess were present in 87.1%, 66.7% and 33.9% of cases, and the pathogen was significantly more frequently Staphylococcus aureus. Mortality reached 9.2%, 18.5% and 23% at one, two, and three years respectively. CONCLUSION SAFJ is a rare but severe disease. Microbiological diagnosis is primarily made on blood cultures, and S. Aureus was the main pathogen. Our results highlight the fact that SAFJ is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and with infective endocarditis.
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- Simon Cadiou
- Department of Rheumatology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France; Rennes University, Faculty of Medicine, Rennes, France
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- Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, Oniris, Inserm, Nantes university, Nantes, France; Department of Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tours University Hospital, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tours University Hospital, University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Inserm, CIC UMR 1414, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes University, Rennes, France
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital of Vendée, La Roche-Sur-Yon, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1413, Inserm, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Medicine, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France; University of Rennes, Inserm, INRAE, CHU of Rennes, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer), Rennes, France
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Shpigelman A, Shouval A, Koder I, Keret S, Slobodin G. Facet joint involvement in the inflammatory rheumatic disease. Joint Bone Spine 2024; 91:105674. [PMID: 38101697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2023.105674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The involvement of facet joints (FJ) in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disorders remains underexplored. This review aims to look at FJ disease from a rheumatologist's perspective, with the emphasis given to the clinical presentations and patterns of FJ engagement in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and crystal-related arthropathies, and discussion of challenges in studying FJ in rheumatic disease. METHODS A systematic PubMed search using the pertinent keywords was performed, relevant articles extracted, and the acquired data critically assessed, interpreted, and organized according to the authors' experience and judgment. RESULTS FJ involvement is common in patients with radiographic axSpA, occurs throughout the spine, but is more frequently seen in the thoracic segment. The existing data suggests that the FJ are primarily affected by the disease process, while altered spine biomechanics due to the presence of syndesmophytes at the same vertebral level contributes to the FJ fusion. Predominant involvement of FJ of the cervical spinal segment has been suggested in PsA; however, prevalence and clinical significance of FJ involvement in PsA is still markedly underexplored. RA-related FJ disease of the cervical spine in patients with poorly controlled RA is not uncommon and can be related to significant morbidity, while the burden of FJ involvement in the thoracic and lumbar spinal segments in RA is also underexplored. FJ disease is possible in the course of crystal-related arthropathies, but the high level of suspicion is a prerequisite for the timely diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS The involvement of FJ in the course of inflammatory rheumatic disease is not uncommon. Prospective studies are needed to understand the epidemiology and significance of FJ disease in inflammatory rheumatic conditions.
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- Arsen Shpigelman
- Spine Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Spine Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
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Fareez F, Yahya S, Fong C, Moodley J, Provias J, Popovic S, Cenic A, Lu JQ. Spinal calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON) associated with facet joint pathologies: CAPNON diagnostic and pathogenic insights. Hum Pathol 2024; 145:16-25. [PMID: 38336278 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON) is a rare tumor-like fibro-osseous lesion that can develop anywhere in the neuraxis. Approximately a half of reported CAPNONs developed in the spinal region, mostly close to the facet joint (FJ). The diagnosis of spinal CAPNONs is challenging given the existence of mimics and associated pathologies including calcific degeneration of the FJ ligaments (DFJL) and synovial cysts (SCs). The pathogenesis of CAPNON remains elusive, although there have been a few hypotheses including degenerative, reactive, proliferative and immune-mediated processes. Our present study examined clinical, radiological and pathological features of 12 spinal CAPNONs in comparison to 9 DFJL foci, and diagnostic and pathogenic relationship between CAPNONs and FJ pathologies. On imaging, CAPNONs were all tumor-like and typically bigger than DFJL foci. All CAPNONs showed pathologically diagnostic features including characteristic cores, consistently identifiable core-surrounding/peripheral palisading of macrophages and other cells including multinucleated giant cells, variable infiltration of CD8+ T-cells, and multifocal immunopositivity of neurofilament light chain (NF-L). These features were absent or limited in the DFJL foci with statistically significant differences from CAPNONs, except calcifications. Spinal CAPNONs co-existed with DFJL foci in all cases; some had transitional foci with overlapping focal CAPNON and DFJL-like features. These findings, along with our previously reported relationship between CAPNONs and SCs, suggest that spinal CAPNONs may occur in association with or in transition from calcifying/calcified degenerative lesions of FJ ligaments and/or SCs when a reactive proliferative process is complemented by other pathogenic changes such as immune-mediated pathology and NF-L deposition/expression.
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- Faiha Fareez
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery/Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Yoo YM, Kim KH. Facet joint disorders: from diagnosis to treatment. Korean J Pain 2024; 37:3-12. [PMID: 38072795 PMCID: PMC10764212 DOI: 10.3344/kjp.23228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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One of the most common sources of spinal pain syndromes is the facet joints. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet joint pain syndromes comprise 55%, 42%, and 31% of chronic spinal pain syndromes, respectively. Common facet joint disorders are degenerative disorders, such as osteoarthritis, hypertrophied superior articular process, and facet joint cysts; septic arthritis; systemic and metabolic disorders, such as ankylosing spondylitis or gout; and traumatic dislocations. The facet pain syndrome from osteoarthritis is suspected from a patient's history (referred pain pattern) and physical examination (tenderness). Other facet joint disorders may cause radicular pain if mass effect from a facet joint cyst, hypertrophied superior articular process, or tumors compress the dorsal root ganglion. However, a high degree of morphological change does not always provoke pain. The superiority of innervating nerve block or direct joint injection for diagnosis and treatment is still a controversy. Treatment includes facet joint injection in facet joint osteoarthritis or whiplash injury provoking referred pain or decompression in mass effect in cases of hypertrophied superior articular process or facet joint cyst eliciting radicular pain. In addition, septic arthritis is treated using a proper antibiotic, based on infected tissue or blood culture. This review describes the diagnosis and treatment of common facet joint disorders.
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- Yeong-Min Yoo
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea
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Fine N, Lively S, Séguin CA, Perruccio AV, Kapoor M, Rampersaud R. Intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis: a common molecular disease spectrum. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2023; 19:136-152. [PMID: 36702892 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-022-00888-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the facet joint of the spine are biomechanically interdependent, typically occur in tandem, and have considerable epidemiological and pathophysiological overlap. Historically, the distinctions between these degenerative diseases have been emphasized. Therefore, research in the two fields often occurs independently without adequate consideration of the co-dependence of the two sites, which reside within the same functional spinal unit. Emerging evidence from animal models of spine degeneration highlight the interdependence of IDD and facet joint OA, warranting a review of the parallels between these two degenerative phenomena for the benefit of both clinicians and research scientists. This Review discusses the pathophysiological aspects of IDD and OA, with an emphasis on tissue, cellular and molecular pathways of degeneration. Although the intervertebral disc and synovial facet joint are biologically distinct structures that are amenable to reductive scientific consideration, substantial overlap exists between the molecular pathways and processes of degeneration (including cartilage destruction, extracellular matrix degeneration and osteophyte formation) that occur at these sites. Thus, researchers, clinicians, advocates and policy-makers should consider viewing the burden and management of spinal degeneration holistically as part of the OA disease continuum.
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- Noah Fine
- Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedics, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedics, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Bone and Joint Institute, University of Western Ontario London, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedics, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedics, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Osteoarthritis Research Program, Division of Orthopaedics, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Kanzawa Y, Ohnishi J, Ishimaru N, Kinami S. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals in L4‐L5 facet joint from small fluid sample. J Gen Fam Med 2022; 23:193-194. [PMID: 35509330 PMCID: PMC9062557 DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Yohei Kanzawa
- Department of General Internal Medicine Akashi Medical Center Hyogo Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine Akashi Medical Center Hyogo Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine Akashi Medical Center Hyogo Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine Akashi Medical Center Hyogo Japan
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Djaali W, Mihardja H, Viventius Y, Teja Y, Bunawan HL, Setiawan M, Yunita L. The Role of Acupuncture in Interventional Pain Management. Med Acupunct 2021; 33:329-334. [PMID: 35003500 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2021.0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Interventional pain management has been recognized over the last couple of decades for treating chronic-pain syndromes. Acupuncture is a nonpharmacologic therapeutic option for pain management and may be an option for different patients with contraindications for interventional pain management. This review explores this options. Method: This limited review examines the role of acupuncture for managing head-and-neck pain and lower-back pain, according to interventional pain management. Conclusions: Acupuncture at various points, corresponding to the stellate ganglion, which is ST 10 Shuitu, and corresponding to the splanchnic nerve and the facet joint of the lumbar vertebra-which are Ex-B2 paravertebra-can be applied for pain management in the head-and-neck area and in the lower-back area. According to various research findings, acupuncture is effective and safe for reducing pain in the head and neck area, as well as in the lower back.
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- Wahyuningsih Djaali
- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.,Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Center for the Development and Application of Traditional Medicine of DKI Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical Acupuncture, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.,Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Latini E, Curci ER, Nusca SM, Lacopo A, Musa F, Santoboni F, Trischitta D, Vetrano M, Vulpiani MC. Medical ozone therapy in facet joint syndrome: an overview of sonoanatomy, ultrasound-guided injection techniques and potential mechanism of action. Med Gas Res 2021; 11:145-151. [PMID: 34213496 PMCID: PMC8374461 DOI: 10.4103/2045-9912.318859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Facet joint osteoarthritis is the most prevalent source of facet joint pain and represents a significant cause of low back pain. Oxygen-ozone therapy has been shown to have positive results in acute and chronic spinal degeneration diseases and it could be a safe and efficacious alternative to traditional facet joint conservative treatments. This review article explains the interventional facet joint management with ultrasound-guided oxygen-ozone therapy, providing an anatomy/sonoanatomy overview of lumbar facet joints and summarizing the potential mechanism of action of oxygen-ozone in the treatment of facet joint osteoarthritis, not yet fully understood.
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- Eleonora Latini
- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sant'Andrea Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Sagoo NS, Bhatti H, Rowe SE, Sharma I, Haider AS. Lumbar Facet Joint Cyst Treated With Decompression and Interlaminar Stabilization. Cureus 2020; 12:e9391. [PMID: 32850257 PMCID: PMC7445097 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Spinal facet joint cysts (FJCs) are an increasingly reported cause of lower back pain, radiculopathy, and neurological deficits owing to their proximity to adjacent nerve roots. The etiology of these cysts has not yet been fully elucidated, although they appear to be related to degenerative changes in the facet joints themselves. Conservative management strategies including physical therapy and oral analgesics rarely result in spontaneous regression of an FJC, often providing only short-term relief. The current treatment modalities reported for FJCs generally range from percutaneous cyst aspiration to decompression surgery with or without instrumented spinal fusion. However, instrumented fusion often results in a higher rate of complications such as pseudoarthrosis and adjacent segment disease. The Coflex® (Paradigm Spine, LLC, New York, NY) interlaminar stabilization (ILS) implant is a novel titanium, U-shaped device which acts as a motion-preserving stabilizer and has proven to be a viable alternative to instrumental fusion. Here, we discuss a case of an FJC treated with both decompression and placement of a Coflex ILS device.
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- Navraj S Sagoo
- Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, USA.,Neurosurgery, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Houston, USA.,Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, College Station, USA
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