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Thoracic Back Pain

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Thoracic back pain, while less common than cervical or lumbar pain, can cause significant disability and dysfunction. Pain in this spinal region may originate from multiple sources and comprehensive evaluation is essential for effective management. Presented are thoracic spine anatomy, thoracic back pain etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

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  1. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Eric Sterne & Randolph L. Roig

  2. Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Ochsner Health System New Orleans Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Maged Guirguis

  3. University of Queensland Ochsner Medical School, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

    Maged Guirguis

  4. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Maged Guirguis

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Sterne, E., Roig, R.L., Guirguis, M. (2019). Thoracic Back Pain. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_136

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