[Complications with ossovenography and discography in the cervical area (author's transl)]

Report on 3 cases of incidents or complications in discography and ossovenography. 1 patient developed reversible damage of the glossopharyngeal and recurrent nerve through hematoma following assovenography. Another patient developed aseptic discitis, the third infective discitis with parpharyngeal involvement. Pain and defects disappeared in all patients after treatment. Their causes are discussed. These rare complications do not represent contraindications considering the value of the diagnostic techniques.