The validation of ultrasound-guided lumbar facet nerve blocks as confirmed by fluoroscopy

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Jung, Heunguyn ^a   Jeon, Seonghun ^a   Ahn, Sangho ^a   Kim, Minwook ^a   Choi, Yongsoo ^a  

^a Gwangju Christian Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lumbosacral region; Nerve block; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866875555     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2012.6.3.163     Document Type: Article

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