Facet joint injections

Bulletin: Hospital for Joint Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 173-175

  Gunzburg, Robert ^a,c   Szpalski, Marek ^b  

^a Brugmann University   (Belgium)

^b Centre Hospitalier Moliere Longchamp   (Belgium)

^c BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

facet syndrome; injections, facet joint; low back pain

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTHROGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYNDROME DELINEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029906669     PISSN: 00185647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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