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Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint pain.
Cohen SP, Raja SN. Cohen SP, et al. Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar;106(3):591-614. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200703000-00024. Anesthesiology. 2007. PMID: 17325518 Review.
Standard treatment modalities for lumbar zygapophysial joint pain include intraarticular steroid injections and radiofrequency denervation of the medial branches innervating the joints, but the evidence supporting both of these is conflicting. ...
Standard treatment modalities for lumbar zygapophysial joint pain include intraarticular steroid injections and radiofrequency denervation o …
Mitigating Factors in L4 and L5 Medial Branch Motor Stimulation During Radiofrequency Ablation.
Jani M, Mehta N, Yu S, Ju R, Yener U, Abd-Elsayed A, Kohan L, Wahezi SE. Jani M, et al. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Jun;28(6):465-467. doi: 10.1007/s11916-024-01232-8. Epub 2024 Mar 21. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024. PMID: 38512601 Review.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure for facet joint pain. The targets for the procedure are the medial branches of the dorsal spinal nerves which innervate the facet joints. Before RFA, patients undergo diagnostic meal …
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive procedure for facet joint pain. The targets for the procedure are t …
[Cerebral deep vascular architectures and subcortical infarcts].
Yamamoto Y, Nagakane Y, Tomii Y. Yamamoto Y, et al. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2020 Jun 6;60(6):397-406. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.60.cn-001408. Epub 2020 May 19. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2020. PMID: 32435049 Review. Japanese.
The LSA consists with medial, intermediate and lateral branches. The medial branches perfuse the lateral segment of the globus pallidus, the head of the caudate nucleus and the anterior limb of the IC. ...The anterior choroidal artery (AChA) gives off three main gro …
The LSA consists with medial, intermediate and lateral branches. The medial branches perfuse the lateral segment of the globus …
7. Cervical facet pain: Degenerative alterations and whiplash-associated disorder.
Hellinga MD, van Eerd M, Stojanovic MP, Cohen SP, de Andrès Ares J, Kallewaard JW, Van Boxem K, Van Zundert J, Niesters M. Hellinga MD, et al. Pain Pract. 2025 Feb;25(2):e70005. doi: 10.1111/papr.70005. Pain Pract. 2025. PMID: 39846460 Free PMC article. Review.
Long-term analgesia (>6 months) has been observed for radiofrequency treatment of the medial branches. CONCLUSIONS: Cervical facet pain is diagnosed based on history, physical examination, and a diagnostic block of the medial branches innervating th …
Long-term analgesia (>6 months) has been observed for radiofrequency treatment of the medial branches. CONCLUSIONS: Cervica …
A review of the thoracic splanchnic nerves and celiac ganglia.
Loukas M, Klaassen Z, Merbs W, Tubbs RS, Gielecki J, Zurada A. Loukas M, et al. Clin Anat. 2010 Jul;23(5):512-22. doi: 10.1002/ca.20964. Clin Anat. 2010. PMID: 20235178 Review.
Thoracic splanchnic nerves are derived from medial branches of the lower seven thoracic sympathetic ganglia, with the greater splanchnic nerve comprising the more cranial contributions, the lesser the middle branches, and the least splanchnic nerve usually T11 and/o …
Thoracic splanchnic nerves are derived from medial branches of the lower seven thoracic sympathetic ganglia, with the greater …
Retrospective Review of the Efficacy of Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation for Lumbar Facet Arthropathy: The Influence of Gender and Obesity.
Searcy S, Mora J, Meroney M, Jafari A, Henson C, Jenkins K, Mallett B, Shibu V, Ogbemudia B, Vasilopoulos T, Kaye AD, Przkora R. Searcy S, et al. Pain Physician. 2023 Oct;26(6):E695-E701. Pain Physician. 2023. PMID: 37847923 Free article. Review.
Lumbar radiofrequency lesioning is a therapy for lumbar facet arthropathy that uses heat to ablate the transmission of nerve signals from the medial branches of the spinal nerves associated with the corresponding painful lumbar joints. ...
Lumbar radiofrequency lesioning is a therapy for lumbar facet arthropathy that uses heat to ablate the transmission of nerve signals from th …
12. Pain originating from the lumbar facet joints.
van Kleef M, Vanelderen P, Cohen SP, Lataster A, Van Zundert J, Mekhail N. van Kleef M, et al. Pain Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;10(5):459-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00393.x. Pain Pract. 2010. Update in: Pain Pract. 2024 Jan;24(1):160-176. doi: 10.1111/papr.13287. PMID: 20667027 Updated. Review.
The strongest indicator for lumbar facet pain is pain reduction after anesthetic blocks of the rami mediales (medial branches) of the rami dorsales that innervate the facet joints. Because false-positive and, possibly, false-negative results may occur, results must …
The strongest indicator for lumbar facet pain is pain reduction after anesthetic blocks of the rami mediales (medial branches) …
An update of evaluation of therapeutic thoracic facet joint interventions.
Manchikanti KN, Atluri S, Singh V, Geffert S, Sehgal N, Falco FJ. Manchikanti KN, et al. Pain Physician. 2012 Jul-Aug;15(4):E463-81. Pain Physician. 2012. PMID: 22828694 Free article. Review.
Systematic reviews have established moderate evidence for controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks of thoracic facet joints in the diagnosis of mid back and upper back pain, moderate evidence for therapeutic thoracic medial branch blocks, and limited evidence for radiofrequ …
Systematic reviews have established moderate evidence for controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks of thoracic facet joints in the dia …
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