Abstract
Thoracic facet block is performed to relieve pain originating in the intervertebral joint.
It is also useful as a diagnostic nerve block. Blocking the posterior/medial branches of the spinal nerve will have the same efficacy.
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Toyokawa, H. (2019). Thoracic Facet 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_76
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