The lumbar facet joint: A review of current knowledge: Part II: Diagnosis and management

Gerard P. Varlotta; Todd R. Lefkowitz; Mark Schweitzer; Thomas J. Errico; Jeffrey Spivak; John A. Bendo; Leon Rybak

doi:10.1007/s00256-010-0984-3

The lumbar facet joint: A review of current knowledge: Part II: Diagnosis and management

Gerard P. Varlotta, Todd R. Lefkowitz, Mark Schweitzer, Thomas J. Errico, Jeffrey Spivak, John A. Bendo, Leon Rybak

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This article is the second article in a two-part review on lumbar facet joint pathology. In this review, we discuss the current concepts and controversies regarding the proper diagnosis and management of patients presenting with presumed facet-mediated lower back pain. All efforts were made to include the most relevant literature from the fields of radiology, orthopaedics, physiatry, and pain management. Our focus in this article is on presenting the evidence supporting or refuting the most commonly employed injection-based therapies for facet-mediated lower back pain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-157
Number of pages	9
Journal	Skeletal Radiology
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-010-0984-3
State	Published - Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Facet-mediated pain
Lumbar facet joint
Lumbar intra-articular steroid injection
Lumbar medial branch block
Lumbar medial branch neurotomy
Zygapophyseal joint pain

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