Residency Essentials: MSK Pain

MSK Pain (joint injections, ablation Kypho and vertebroplasty)

The goal of this course is to expose the learner to concepts around indications, complications, and procedural techniques for joint injections, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, and spinal vertebral body ablation/ augmentation for metastatic disease as well as degenerative disc disease.

Expected completion time: 4 hours 

Module reviewed and updated 11/2023

Learning Objectives

  • Introduce the selection criteria for patients who may undergo percutaneous image guided vertebral body ablation and cementoplasty.
  • Introduce basic concepts regarding the selection and approach for patients undergoing image guided joint injections. 
  • Introduce scientific principles underlying percutaneous cryoneurolysis for the management of pain.
  • Discuss the indications and contraindications for kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty
  • Discuss indications and contraindications for basivertebral nerve ablation
Course summary
Course opens: 
07/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Residency Essentials Clinical Topic: Pain

Course Developers: 

  • J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR, ABOM-D - Emory University School of Medicine 
  • Janice Newsome, MD- Emory University School of Medicine 

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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