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Complications in musculoskeletal intervention: important considerations. Semin Intervent Radiol 2015 Jun;32(2):163-73

Date

06/04/2015

Pubmed ID

26038623

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4447875

DOI

10.1055/s-0035-1549447

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84930199889 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   14 Citations

Abstract

Musculoskeletal (MSK) intervention has proliferated in recent years among various subspecialties in medicine. Despite advancements in image guidance and percutaneous technique, the risk of complication has not been fully eliminated. Overall, complications in MSK interventions are rare, with bleeding and infection the most common encountered. Other complications are even rarer. This article reviews various complications unique to musculoskeletal interventions, assists the reader in understanding where pitfalls lie, and highlights ways to avoid them.

Author List

Wang DT, Dubois M, Tutton SM

Author

Melissa S. DuBois MD Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin