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  1. 2003;6;513-516Thoracic Facet Blocks: Bent Needle Technique
    A Technical Report
    Joseph D. Fortin, DO, and May Jane McKee, PA-C.

Thoracic posterior joints are putative pain generators; yet there is a paucity of information to assist the clinician in the diagnosis and treatment of dorsal spine pain. A safe and effective bent needle injection/arthrography technique is described which can assist in the diagnosis of some patients with thoracic zygapophyseal joint dysfunction.

Keywords: Thoracic spinal pain, zygapophysial joint, bent needle technique

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