European Journal of Radiology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 240-243 , December 2001

The oblique needle technique in lumbar facet joint injection

  • Ioannis D Agorastides

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  • Naresh Kumar

Received 23 July 2001 ,Revised 30 July 2001 ,Accepted 2 August 2001.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 240-243 , December 2001

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