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Does needle insertion site affect diskography results? A retrospective analysis.

Steven P Cohen1, Thomas Larkin, Gregory V Fant

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Steven.Cohen@med.nyu.edu

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|October 24, 2002
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Performing provocative diskography on the same side as a patient's reported pain does not increase false-positive results. This finding suggests needle insertion site does not significantly impact diagnostic accuracy in provocative diskography.

Area of Science:

  • Spine surgery
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Pain management

Background:

  • Provocative diskography can yield false-positive results, potentially leading to misdiagnosis and improper treatment.
  • The influence of needle insertion site on diskography outcomes remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of needle insertion site on provocative diskography findings.
  • To determine if ipsilateral diskography increases false-positive rates.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of clinical data from 127 patients who underwent diskography.
  • Evaluation of the correlation between pain location, needle insertion site, and diskography results.

Main Results:

  • No increased incidence of positive diskogram results was observed when diskography was performed ipsilaterally to the patient's pain.

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Conclusions:

  • Performing provocative diskography on the same side as reported pain is unlikely to cause false-positive results.
  • Needle insertion site may not be a significant factor in the false-positive rate of provocative diskography.