Facet joint injection for low back pain. A clinical study.
Therapeutic injection of facet joints is now widely practised, but British experience has been infrequently reported. We studied the results of injecting facet joints with a corticosteroid preparation in 50 patients suffering from the "facet syndrome". Our series included a number of extra-articular injections and these "failed injections" provide a useful control group. Results indicate that only intra-articular injections are effective; certainty of joint penetration can be ensured only by the routine use of joint arthrography.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001175:Arthrography; D001416:Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000379:methods; D007479:Iopamidol; D007483:Iothalamic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies
D007483:Iothalamic Acid; D007479:Iopamidol; D008775:Methylprednisolone