Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	20529
Country	United States

Received	2015-06-09 08:30
Peer-Review Started	2015-06-11 18:05
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-28 11:51
Return for Revision	2015-09-30 13:34
Revised	2015-10-13 23:17
Second Decision	2016-01-20 16:31
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-29 17:25
Articles in Press	2016-01-29 17:25
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-04-26 10:36
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-05-10 10:32

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Management of lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint pain
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Joshua A Hirsch, Frank J E Falco and Mark V Boswell
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Medical Director of the Pain Management Center of Paducah, Clinical Professor, Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003, United States. drlm@thepainmd.com
Key Words	Chronic low back pain; Lumbar facet joint pain; Lumbar discogenic pain; Intraarticular injections; Lumbar facet joint nerve blocks; Lumbar facet joint radiofrequency; Controlled diagnostic blocks; Lumbar facet joint
Core Tip	This review summarizes diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of chronic low back pain of facet joint origin. Even though multiple high quality diagno-stic accuracy studies are available, there is room for further studies to confirm accuracy. These studies are key for the universal acceptance of facet joint nerve blocks of the lumbosacral spine as the gold standard. Deficiencies continue with therapeutic interventions. Lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy studies have shown contradicting results with short-term follow-ups. There is limited high quality literature for lumbar facet joint nerve blocks, and the available literature contains contradictory findings in multiple trials of intraarticular injections.
Publish Date	2016-05-10 10:32
Citation	Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA, Falco FJE, Boswell MV. Management of lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint pain. World J Orthop 2016; 7(5): 315-337
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v7/i5/315.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i5.315

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