Journal of Spine & NeurosurgeryISSN: 2325-9701

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Retrospective Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation in Patients with Zygapophysial Joint Pain

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Stephan Klessinger, Marc-Eric Halatsch and Wolfgang Freund

Objective: To assess the correlation between pain alleviation after medial branch blocks and changes seen in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with zygapophysial joint pain in a retrospective practice audit. The diagnosis of zygapophysial joint pain is difficult, because neither history nor physical examination is able to identify a zygapophysial joint as pain source. Radiologic imaging can identify zygoapophyseal degeneration, how... view moreĀ»

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