Diagnostic ultrasound-guided lumbar medial branch block of dorsal ramus in facet joint arthropathy: Technical feasibility and validation by fluoroscopy

Diagnostic ultrasound-guided lumbar medial branch block of dorsal ramus in facet joint arthropathy: Technical feasibility and validation by fluoroscopy

Background: Facet joint (FJ)-mediated pain is one of the frequent causes of low back pain. Fluoroscopy and computed tomography guided medial branch blocks (MBBs) are accepted as standard techniques to diagnose FJ arthropathy. Ultrasound-guided (USG) MBB can be an alternative approach for the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Lipika Soni, Virender K Mohan, Bhavuk Garg, Jyotsna Punj, Debesh Bhoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pain
Subjects:
back pain
diagnostic medial branch block
facet joint arthropathy
numeric rating scale
pain
ultrasound-guided block
Online Access:http://www.indianjpain.org/article.asp?issn=0970-5333;year=2021;volume=35;issue=3;spage=209;epage=214;aulast=Soni

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