Risk of hematoma following needle electromyography of the paraspinal muscles

Jon T. Gertken; Christopher H. Hunt; Nataly I. Montes Chinea; Jonathan M. Morris; Eric J. Sorenson; Andrea J. Boon

doi:10.1002/mus.22138

Risk of hematoma following needle electromyography of the paraspinal muscles

Jon T. Gertken, Christopher H. Hunt, Nataly I. Montes Chinea, Jonathan M. Morris, Eric J. Sorenson, Andrea J. Boon

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish the incidence of MRI-detectable hematomas following paraspinal EMG. We provide a retrospective review of patients who underwent par-aspinal EMG and subsequent concordant level spine MRI. A total of 370 charts (431 MRIs) met the inclusion criteria. No paraspinal hematomas were observed. These results should further the development of evidence-based guidelines for patients who have greater-than-normal bleeding risk and support the notion that par-aspinal EMG is a relatively safe procedure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	439-440
Number of pages	2
Journal	Muscle and Nerve
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.22138
State	Published - Sep 2011

Keywords

Anticoagulation
Emg
Hematoma
Mri
Paraspinal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physiology
Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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