Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39624471›Full record

ArticleOrthopedic reviews2024

Revisiting Therapeutic Facet Joint Injections for Chronic Spinal Pain: A Case Series.

Jamal Hasoon, Syed Mahmood, Anvinh Nguyen, Ranganathan Govindaraj, Christopher L Robinson

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Orthopedic reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jamal HasoonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-1864
Syed MahmoodDepartment of Physiatry and Pain Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Anvinh NguyenDepartment of Anesthesiology Baylor College of Medicine.
Ranganathan GovindarajDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Christopher L RobinsonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Facet joint injections with steroids are a common therapeutic intervention for chronic pain management, particularly in patients with lumbar spondylosis and facet arthropathy. However, many insurance companies do not provide coverage for this helpful intervention. This case series presents four patients who experienced significant and sustained pain relief following therapeutic facet joint injections. The aim of this case series is to highlight the efficacy of facet joint injections with steroids in managing chronic spinal pain and to discuss the potential benefits of this treatment modality in patients who may not be interested in pursuing lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.

Indexed as

chronic painfacet joint injectionfacet paininterventional painspinal pain

Identifiers

PMID39624471
PMCPMC11610923

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.