Anatomical consideration of the occipital cutaneous nerves and artery for the safe treatment of occipital neuralgia

Clinical Anatomy : Official Journal of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists & the British Association of Clinical Anatomists
Kang-Jae ShinHun-Mu Yang

Abstract

There is no standardized approach to the greater occipital nerve (GON) block technique for treating occipital neuralgia. The aim of the present study was to validate the previously-suggested guidelines for conventional injection techniques and to provide navigational guidelines for safe GON block. The GON, lesser occipital nerve (LON) and occipital artery (OA) were carefully dissected in the occipital region of embalmed cadavers. Using a 3 D digitizer, the GON, LON, and OA were observed on the two reference lines. The distances between the landmarks were recorded and statistically analyzed. On the superior nuchal line, the mean distances between the external occipital protuberance (EOP) and the most medial branch of the GON was 33.5 mm. The mean distance between the EOP and the most medial branch of the OA was 37.4 mm. On the EOP-mastoid process (MP) line, the GON was on the medial third and the LON the lateral third of the EOP-MP line. The safe injection points on the EOP-MP line are about 3 cm from the EOP, 1 cm inferior parallel to the EOP-MP line, and about 3 cm away from the MP. Clin. Anat. 31:1058-1064, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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