Postsurgical lumbar facet joint syndrome: Therapeutic results of facet infiltration
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The provocative lumbar facet joint
Low back pain is the most common pain symptom experienced by American adults and is the second most common reason for primary care physician visits. There are many structures in the lumbar spine that can serve as pain generators and often the etiology of low back pain is multifactorial. However, the facet joint has been increasingly recognized as an important cause of low back pain. Facet joint...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2214-7519
DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.101056