Diagnostic utility of facet (zygapophysial) joint injections in chronic spinal pain: A systematic review of evidence

Pain Physician

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-224

  Sehgal, Nalini ^a,e   Shah, Rinoo V ^b   McKenzie Brown, Anne Marie ^c   Everett, Clifford R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical facet joint; Chronic spinal pain; Intraarticular injection; Low back pain; Lumbar facet joint; Medial branch block; Neck pain; Thoracic facet joint; Zygapophysial joint

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 18844379884     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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