Diagnostic accuracy of thoracic facet joint nerve blocks: an update of the assessment of evidence

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2013
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CRD SUMMARY:

The authors concluded that there was good evidence for the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic facet joint nerve blocks in diagnosis of chronic mid and upper back pain. Evidence was sparse and the trade-off between accuracy and false-positives did not appear to have been taken into account. Given the limitations of the findings, the conclusions cannot be considered reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: 53e0a2fe9c6d95f889cff340601ff00f618a0df6
First added on: Jul 01, 2013