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Lumbar epidural and cervical facet joint injection techniques

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  1. Spine Center, Schön Clinic Munich Harlaching, Harlachinger Str. 51, 81547, Munich, Germany

    Karsten Wiechert

  2. Academic Teaching Hospital and Spine Research Institute of the Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria

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Wiechert, K. Lumbar epidural and cervical facet joint injection techniques. Eur Spine J 27 (Suppl 4), 568–570 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5661-6

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