Use of medial branch blocks before radiofrequency ablation for lumbar facet joints

PM R. 2012 Jul;4(7):521-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.06.011.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Clopidogrel
  • Contraindications
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / surgery
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / innervation
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Male
  • Median Nerve*
  • Nerve Block*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Risk Assessment
  • Ticlopidine / analogs & derivatives
  • Ticlopidine / therapeutic use
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / innervation*
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / surgery*

Substances

  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Clopidogrel
  • Ticlopidine