Facet joint injection as diagnostic and therapeutic tools for pain of the cervical and lumbar spine: a review of clinical and cost-effectiveness
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Record ID 32011000994
English
Authors' recommendations:
The body of evidence included in this rapid review was comprised of one health technology assessment (HTA) report, six systematic reviews, one randomized controlled trial (RCT) and five non-randomized studies. Overall, evidence of the diagnostic accuracy and clinical effectiveness of lumbar and cervical facet joint injections is conflicting and subject to a number of limitations. As such, the diagnostic accuracy and clinical effectiveness of lumbar and cervical facet joint injections remains largely unknown.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2011
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Back Pain
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Injections, Spinal
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Zygapophyseal Joint
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This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.