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The Role of Thoracic Medial Branch Blocks in Managing Chronic Mid and Upper Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Control Trial with a 2-Year Followup

Study Design. A randomized, double-blind, active-control trial. Objective. To determine the clinical effectiveness of therapeutic thoracic facet joint nerve blocks with or without steroids in managing chronic mid back and upper back pain. Summary of Background Data. The prevalence of thoracic facet...

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Autores principales: Manchikanti, Laxmaiah, Singh, Vijay, Falco, Frank J. E., Cash, Kimberly A., Pampati, Vidyasagar, Fellows, Bert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22851967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/585806