ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
Interventional Minimally Invasive Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Facet Joint Syndrome: A Systematic Review.
Article in Global spine journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Axial Spine Pain of Facet Joint Origin.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Efficacy of endoscopic dorsal medial branch radiofrequency ablation combined with manual therapy for chronic lumbar facet joint pain.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Episode of Care Characteristics Following Implementation of a No Copay Physical Therapy Program for Musculoskeletal Conditions.Physical therapy · 2025Article
- Platelet Rich Plasma for the Therapy of the Lumbar Facet Joint Syndrome: A Prospective Study About CT-Guided Facet Joint Injections With PRP Compared to Local Anesthetics.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Oral Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritis and Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2024Review
- Lumbar Facet Joint Disease: What, Why, and When?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Letter to Editor: The Systematic Review of Interventional Minimally Invasive Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Facet Joint Syndrome Provided Inaccurate Information.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding Interventional Minimally Invasive Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Facet Joint Syndrome: A Systematic Review by Ambrosio et al.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Oxygen-Ozone Therapy of Musculoskeletal Neck Pain: A Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
STUDY
designSystematic review.
objectiveTo investigate the efficacy of nonsurgical interventional treatments for chronic low back pain (LBP) caused by facet joint syndrome (FJS).
methodsA systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify studies that compared interventional treatments for LBP due to FJS among them, with usual care or sham procedures. Studies were evaluated for pain, physical function, disability, quality of life and employment status. The RoB-2 and MINORS tools were utilized to assess the risk of bias in included studies.
resultsEighteen studies published between January 2000 and December 2021 were included (1496 patients, mean age: 54.31 years old). Intraarticular (IA) facet joint (FJ) injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) did not show significant difference compared to IA corticosteroids (CCS) in terms of pain and satisfaction. FJ denervation using radiofrequency (RF) displayed slightly superior or similar outcomes compared to IA CCS, physical therapy, or sham procedure. IA CCS showed better outcomes when combined with oral diclofenac compared to IA CCS or oral diclofenac alone but was not superior to IA local anesthetic and Sarapin. IA platelet-rich plasma (PRP) led to an improvement of pain, disability and satisfaction in the long term compared to IA CCS.
conclusionFJS is a common cause of LBP that can be managed with several different strategies, including nonsurgical minimally invasive approaches such as IA HA, CCS, PRP and FJ denervation. However, available evidence showed mixed results, with overall little short-term or no benefits on pain, disability, and other investigated outcomes.
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