Facets of facet joint interventions

Facet joint (FJ) disease is a common cause of axial low back pain with many minimally invasive image-guided treatment options. This article discusses fluoroscopic and CT-guided intraarticular FJ injections, medial branch (MB) radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and lumbar facet synovial cyst (LFSC) aspir...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2023-10, Vol.52 (10), p.1873-1886
Main Authors: Said, Nicholas, Amrhein, Timothy J., Joshi, Anand B., N, Nicholas C. Nacey, Kranz, Peter G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Back pain
Backache
Bupivacaine
Cartilage
Cysts
Edema
Imaging
Intervention
Low back pain
Medical imaging equipment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclear Medicine
Orthopedics
Pain
Pathology
Radio frequency
Radiology
Review Article
Vertebrae
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Summary:Facet joint (FJ) disease is a common cause of axial low back pain with many minimally invasive image-guided treatment options. This article discusses fluoroscopic and CT-guided intraarticular FJ injections, medial branch (MB) radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and lumbar facet synovial cyst (LFSC) aspiration, rupture, or fenestration. Additionally, the article will highlight medial branch blocks (MBBs) utilized to diagnose facet-mediated pain and to predict outcomes to RFA.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5