title: Making sense of the accuracy of diagnostic lumbar facet joint nerve blocks: an assessment of the implications of 50% relief, 80% relief, single block, or controlled diagnostic blocks.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah, Paducah, KY, USA. drlm@thepainmd.com
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
authors.forename: Sneha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pampati
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local