title: Use of medial branch blocks before radiofrequency ablation for lumbar facet joints.
authors: Department of Neurology/Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Jonas M
authors: JM
authors: Sokolof
authors: Devi E
authors: DE
authors: Nampiaparampil
authors: Gary P
authors: GP
authors: Chimes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000601:surgery; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D009407:Nerve Block; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine