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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Nov 2016
Review Case ReportsPneumothorax after trigger point injection: A case report and review of literature.
- Elif Oral Ahiskalioglu, Haci Ahmet Alici, Aysenur Dostbil, Mine Celik, Ali Ahiskalioglu, and Mehmet Aksoy.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
- J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2016 Nov 21; 29 (4): 895-897.
BackgroundMyofascial pain syndrome is defined as ``pain and/or autonomic phenomena referred from active myofascial trigger points''. Trigger point injection is an effective treatment option, which is widely used to treat myofascial pain. Trigger point injection in the cervicothoracic regions can be associated with pneumothorax.CaseIn this paper, we presented a patient who developed pneumothorax after trigger point injection.ResultThis case report indicates there is a risk of pneumothorax during trigger point injection in the cervicothoracic regions.
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