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Case Reports
. 1999;18(1):52-3.
doi: 10.1007/s100679970001.

Paraspinal abscess following facet joint injection

N J Cook  1 , P Hanrahan, S Song
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Case Reports

Paraspinal abscess following facet joint injection

N J Cook et al. Clin Rheumatol. 1999.

Abstract

Injection to the zygapophysial joint is a procedure which is performed frequently for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons in the management of back pain. It is generally considered to be free of significant complications. We report a patient who developed a paraspinal abscess following a lumbar facet joint injection.

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