RT Book, Section A1 Patel, Vikram B. A1 Datta, Sukdeb A2 Diwan, Sudhir A2 Staats, Peter S. SR Print(0) ID 1107196993 T1 Facet Joint Interventions: Intra-Articular Injections, Medial Branch Blocks, and Radiofrequency Ablations T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738767 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107196993 RD 2024/03/28 AB The prevalence of persistent low back pain secondary to involvement of lumbosacral facet joints has been described in controlled studies as varying from 15% to 45% based on types of populations and setting studies. Lumbar facet joint interventions are used to diagnose as well as treat facet joint–related pain.Prevalence of thoracic facet joint pain has been shown to be 34% to 48% in patients with chronic thoracic back pain.Prevalence of cervical facet joint pain has been shown to be 36% to 67% in patients with chronic neck pain.