Inconsistencies in the consensus facet joint guidelines

Affiliations

¹ The Helm Center For Pain Management, Laguna Woods, California, USA drhelm@thehelmcenter.com.
² Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, Illinois, USA.

Comment

Standiford Helm et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;46(3):286.

doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101590. Epub 2020 May 31.

¹ The Helm Center For Pain Management, Laguna Woods, California, USA drhelm@thehelmcenter.com.
² Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, Illinois, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: back pain; injections, spinal; pain management.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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