Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions

Authors :: David M. Schultz
Laxmaiah Manchikanti
Ramsin M Benyamin
Frank J E Falco
Source :: Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain ISBN: 9783319603599
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Abstract: Pain in the mid back and upper back secondary to facet joints has been shown to be present in 34–48% of patients with chronic thoracic pain. Chronic thoracic facet joint pain is generally treated with either facet joint nerve blocks or radiofrequency neurotomy.

Subjects :: musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
Facet (geometry)
Thoracic facet joint pain
business.industry
musculoskeletal system
Radiofrequency Neurotomy
humanities
Surgery
Facet joint
medicine.anatomical_structure
Thoracic facet joint
medicine
business
human activities
health care economics and organizations

ISBN :: 978-3-319-60359-9
ISBNs :: 9783319603599
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Essentials of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain ISBN: 9783319603599
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........f4aff3f8cc5f270e2e88fdfd09552319

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