Ultrasound-guided facet block to low back pain: a case report

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthrosis is a common cause of low back pain. The diagnosis is clinical and can be confirmed by imaging studies. Pain treatment and confirmation of diagnosis are made by intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and by local anesthetic use, due to clinical improvement. A direct m...

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Main Authors: Ana Ellen Q. Santiago, Plinio C. Leal, Elmiro Helio M. Bezerra, Ana Laura A. Giraldes, Leonardo C. Ferraro, Andre H. Rezende, Rioko Kimiko Sakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2014-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000400278&lng=en&tlng=en