The facet joints (also zygapophysial joints, zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joints) are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes...

Facet syndrome is a syndrome in which the facet joints (synovial diarthroses) cause painful symptoms. In conjunction with degenerative disc disease, a...

Facet joint arthrosis is an intervertebral disc disorder. The facet joints or zygapophyseal joints are synovial cartilage covered joints that limit the...

Facet joint injections are used to alleviate symptoms of Facet syndrome. The procedure is an outpatient surgery, so that the patient can go home on the...

associated with accessory ligaments. facet joint – joint between two articular processes between two vertebrae. Joints can also be classified functionally...

chiefly affects the vertebral bodies, the neural foramina and the facet joints (facet syndrome). If severe, it may cause pressure on the spinal cord or...

Science Publishing Facet (psychology), a component of a personality trait Facet, a part of a compound eye Facet joint, or zygapophyseal joint, a type (zygapophyseal)...

the facet joints can often lead to facet joint syndrome, which can be both diagnosed and treated by image-guided injection of anesthetics. Facet joint block...

compression 1 Burst +1 (=2) Distraction (facet joint perch, hyperextension) 3 Rotation / translation (facet joint dislocation, unstable teardrop, advanced...

anterior, posterior, or lateral shifting of the vertebral bodies, causing facet joint malalignment and arthritis; scoliosis; cervical hyperlordosis; thoracic...

subtalar joint is thought to be in the region of the middle facet. It is considered a plane synovial joint, also commonly referred to as a gliding joint. It...

located between the inferior and superior articular processes of the facet joint. In the transverse plane, it lies between the lamina and pedicle. In...

Degenerative disc disease causes narrowing of the spaces. Facet joints break down Facet joints may hypertrophy Compression fractures of the spine, which...

C7 and then the C6 level), degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, facet joint degeneration/hypertrophy, ligamentous hypertrophy, spondylolisthesis...

sacral vertebral body, as well as two lumbosacral facet joints (right and left zygapophysial joints). Lin YH, Chen CS, Cheng CK, Chen YH, Lee CL, Chen...

imaging) Pathria grading of lumbar facet joint degeneration (by computed tomography) Weishaupt grading of lumbar facet joint degeneration (by MRI and computed...

with the Increased Pelvic Incidence Angle and More Sagittally Oriented Facet Joint‘’. Med Princ Pract (2023) 32 (3): 209-216. Lori. "Getting Back Dimple...

the joints and muscle attachments at the top of the neck is common. The compressive load on the cervical facet joints predisposes to acute joint locking...

typically used for chronic back pain, include epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, neurolytic blocks, spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal...

S, Olmarker K (Oct 2004). "Inflammatory cytokines released from the facet joint tissue in degenerative lumbar spinal disorders". Spine. 29 (19): 2091–5...

inferior articular facet joints on each side of the vertebra, which serve to restrict the range of movement possible. These facets are joined by a thin...

Facet cyst or Postoperative synovial facet cysts is the cyst of Lumbar intraspinal synovial joint and ganglion. The cause of facet cysts is not well known...

facet, the inferior costal facet, and the transverse costal facet. Rib 1 only articulates with a transverse costal facet. The superior costal facet joins...

The costotransverse joint is the joint formed between the facet of the tubercle of the rib and the adjacent transverse process of a thoracic vertebra...

persistent or intractable pain". Minimally invasive interventions such as facet joint injections, nerve blocks (interrupting the flow of pain signals along...

provided by the ligaments and muscles of the back and abdomen. Small joints called facet joints limit and direct the motion of the spine. The multifidus muscles...

treatment will not be affected by pin site infections, brain abscesses, facet joint stiffness, loss of spinal alignment, and skin breakdown. Another study...

clinical medicine. The four articular processes for two pairs of plane facet joints above and below each vertebra, articulating with those of the adjacent...

sinuvertebral nerve branches, also supply structures anterior to the facet joint, including the vertebral bodies, the discs and their ligaments, and joins...

facet joints in the lower (lumbar) back. Radiofrequency waves are used to produce heat on specifically identified nerves surrounding the facet joints...