Lakers' Luke Walton has back procedure(facet rhizotomy) facet is not face.

firstly i saw this news in chinese.

i dont believe they do facial nerver to relief back pain.

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卢克-沃顿完成手术，复出时间不变  复制链接

发布：rijun (3级，共有位好友) | 2009-11-20 07:20:30　

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由于背部神经紧张而传出将至少缺阵六周的湖人队小前锋卢克-沃顿(Luke Walton)于今天完成了面神经切断术。该手术是将能够阻止沃顿的神经质背部疼痛信号传向大脑。

沃顿需要休养的时间仍然是至少六周。并且有消息源指出沃顿本人感到相当的不舒服，复健期间有可能会离开球队一段时间。

went to google, found 1,920,000 pages about Luke Walton

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then i went to twitter, and easy to find this news.

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Lakers' Luke Walton has back procedure

November 19, 2009 |  3:49 pm

Lakers forward Luke Walton had a surgical procedure Wednesday to treat a pinched nerve in his back, the team said.

Walton had a facet rhizotomy performed by Dr. Michael Port. In the procedure, an electrode is inserted next to the inflamed nerve and the tip is heated to deaden the nerve signal in that spot in the spine.

Walton is expected to miss about six weeks.

at last, i know the chinese translator didnt understand facet joint and facet rhizotomy.

facet is not face. haha

and twitter is better then google to find the hot topic.

ps.

Luke Walton Injury Interview