Expert Consensus
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2021; 9(9): 2047-2057
Published online Mar 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i9.2047
Chinese Association for the Study of Pain: Experts consensus on ultrasound-guided injections for the treatment of spinal pain in China (2020 edition)
Jin-Yuan Zhang, Zhi-Xiang Cheng, Xiang-Rui Wang, Hong-Wei Fang, Hua Xu, Hui Liu, Da-Qiang Zhao, Yong-Jun Zheng, Bai-Shan Wu, Ai-Zhong Wang, Yun Wang
Yun Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Ai-Zhong Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, The Sixth Affiliated People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Bai-Shan Wu, Department of Algology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
Yong-Jun Zheng, Department of Algology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Da-Qiang Zhao, Department of Anesthesiology, Jiahui International Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
Hui Liu, Department of Algology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Hua Xu, Department of Anesthesiology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
Hong-Wei Fang, Jin-Yuan Zhang, Xiang-Rui Wang, Department of Algology, East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China
Zhi-Xiang Cheng, Department of Algology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210011, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang XR and Cheng ZX communicated with others to co-ordinate the preparation and completion of work assignments; Wang Y drafted the English manuscript; Cheng ZX, Zhao DQ, and Fang HW provided a general overview of ultrasound-guided spinal pain injections; Wu BS, Zheng YJ, Wang AZ, Liu H, Xu H, Wang Y, Fang HW, and Zhang JY were involved in the ultrasound-guided injection techniques for cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal pain in detail; All authors contributed to this expert consensus through each of the following: (1) Framework and conception design; (2) Revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (3) Giving final approval for the version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Xiang-Rui Wang, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Algology, East Hospital, Tongji University, No. 1800 Yuntai Road, Shanghai 200120, China. xiangruiwang@vip.sina.com
Received: November 30, 2020
Peer-review started: November 30, 2020
First decision: January 24, 2021
Revised: January 31, 2021
Accepted: March 15, 2021
Article in press: March 15, 2021
Published online: March 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Recent developments in ultrasound-guided injections for the treatment of spinal pain are increasingly being used in clinical practice. This consensus offers a practical reference point for physicians to implement successfully ultrasound-guided injections in the treatment of chronic spinal pain.