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This chapter describes the sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine pertinent to the facet nerve injection in a step-by-step manner. In addition, a couple of practical methods that can be used for counting the lumbar spine level are discussed here. The injection technique for the lumbar L1–4 medial branches and the L5 dorsal ramus is described as well.
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Greher, M., Peng, P. (2020). Lumbar Medial Branches and L5 Dorsal Ramus. In: Peng, P., Finlayson, R., Lee, S., Bhatia, A. (eds) Ultrasound for Interventional Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18371-4_14
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