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I was consented for si joint and medial branch block. on discharge note it says that i've had si joint and sacral ala injections, is this branch block?
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NO!: a sacral block is a block of the sacral nerve roots . A medial branch block is a block of the nerves that serve the facet joints, Two very different procedures and two very different anatomic locations. Perhaps the doctor/operator changed his mind when seeing what was present on your imaging.
Answered 5/9/2017
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