LKnative - Medial branch nerve (facet joint) blocks - gemt indeni LD

2 – Anatomy of the cervical medial branches of the dorsal spinal rami

The cervical medial branches from the dorsal spinal rami follow the deepest concavity of the articular pillars of the cervical vertebrae.

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The medial branches (yellow) from the dorsal spinal rami run posteriorly following the concavity of the middle of the articular pillar. The facet joints (green) are innervated by the medial branches. Needle (red).