8-917.11:
Pain therapy: Injection of medication into joints of the spine for pain therapy: With scanning techniques: On cervical spine joints
You had a painkilling drug injected into one or more joints in your cervical spine.
The spine is made up of the individual vertebrae. Between every 2 vertebrae there is a vertebral disc. At the top and bottom of each there are 2 transverse processes. Along with the processes of adjacent vertebrae, these transverse processes form the small vertebral joints. The vertebral joints connect adjacent vertebrae to one another. You had the painkilling drug injected into one or more joints in your spinal column. If a painkilling drug is injected directly into a joint, pain in this area can be treated very precisely.
Your skin was pricked with a needle so that the medication would be delivered in the right place. At the same time, images were taken of the inside of your body. That way it is possible to see exactly where the needle is.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).