Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(01): 35DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.45342 VASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL Commentary: Facet joint infiltration for chronic low back pain: Is it worthwhile? Ashish Gupta Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India , Sanjiv Sharma Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download PDF (150 kb) References References 1 Sehgal N, Shah RV, McKenzie-Brown A, Everett CR. Diagnostic utility of facet (zygapophysial) joint injections in chronic spinal pain: A systematic review of evidence. Pain Physician 2005;8:211-24. 2 Merskey H, Bogduk N. Classification of chronic pain. In: Descriptions of chronic pain syndromes and definition of pain terms. 2nd ed. Seattle, WA: IASP Press; 1994. p. 180-1. 3 Boswell MV, Colson JD, Spillane WF. Therapeutic facet joint interventions in chronic spinal pain: A systematic review of effectiveness and complications. Pain Physician 2005;8:101-14. 4 Bogduk N. A narrative review of intra-articular corticosteroid injections for low back pain. Pain Med 2005;6:287-96. 5 Slipman CW, Bhat AL, Gilchrist RV, Issac Z, Chou L, Lenrow DA. A critical review of the evidence for the use of zygapophysial injections and radiofrequency denervation in the treatment of low back pain. Spine J 2003;3:310-6. 6 Chaturvedi A, Chaturvedi S, Sivasankar R. Image guided lumbar facet joint infiltration in non radicular low back pain. Indian J Radiology Imaging 2009;19:29-34. 7 Boswell MV, Colson JD, Sehgal N, Dunbar E, Epter R. A systematic review of therapeutic facet joint interventions in chronic spinal pain. Pain Physician 2007;10:229-53.
