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. 1984 May;151(2):333-6.
doi: 10.1148/radiology.151.2.6709900.

Intraarticular facet block: diagnostic test or therapeutic procedure?

J Raymond, J M Dumas

Intraarticular facet block: diagnostic test or therapeutic procedure?

J Raymond et al. Radiology. 1984 May.

Abstract

The specificity of the intraarticular facet block as a diagnostic test for facet joint disease is currently unknown. Capsular rupture with epidural and periarticular diffusion is probably responsible for many false positive findings. We found a comparatively low success rate of the procedure in 25 patients in whom maximal volumes were strictly controlled to avoid extravasation.

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