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Cervical Facet Joint Block

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After other possible diseases have been ruled out by physical examination and diagnostic imaging, facet block is conducted. The affected joint level is definitively diagnosed by contrast-enhanced radiography of the facet and local anesthetic injection into the same site.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

    Takahisa Nishiyama

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshige Ohseto

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  1. Takahisa Nishiyama
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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshige Ohseto

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroyuki Uchino

  3. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gifu University, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroki Iida

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Nishiyama, T., Ohseto, K. (2019). Cervical Facet Joint Block. In: Ohseto, K., Uchino, H., Iida, H. (eds) Nerve Blockade and Interventional Therapy. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54660-3_74

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