The ability of lumbar medial branch blocks to anesthetize the zygapophysial joint: A physiologic challenge

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1847-1852

  Kaplan, Michael ^a,e   Dreyfuss, Paul ^b,c   Halbrook, Bobby ^b   Bogduk, Nikolai ^d  

^a Gem City Bone and Joint   (United States)

^b ETMC Cardiovasc Inst Mother F   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Gem City Bone and Joint   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic; Injection; Lumbar zygapophysial joint; Medial branch blocks

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIDOCAINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; RATS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0032168970     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199809010-00008     Document Type: Article

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