Facet Arthropathy of the Lumbar SpineELSEVIERImaging of Pain
DISCUSSIONofLUMBAR FACET ARTHROPATHY SPONDYLOLYSTHESIS Something didn't quite fit. With such severe pain in the leg, I would in the first place have expected pain in the limb when she bent either forwards, sideways or backwards; and that the tests for a pinched nerve would be strongly positiv...
Lower back, particularly the L4-L5 and L5-S1 segments of the lumbar spine2Basques BA, Espinoza Orías AA, Shifflett GD, et al. The Kinematics and Spondylosis of the Lumbar Spine Vary Depending on the Levels of Motion Segments in Individuals With Low Back Pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017...
Widespread (systemic) arthritic conditions—including AS, PsA, and RA—can cause inflammation that leads to facet arthropathy.6Facet arthropathy is known for causing advanced deterioration of the lumbar facet joints. Symptoms might mimic those of lumbar herniated discs and sciatica. Other causes might ...
In the case of chronic axial neck pain, the facet joints have been reported to be the primary pain generator in about 25% to 66% of cases.1In patients with chronic facet-mediated pain, 58% to 88% of patients complained of associated headaches.2-4Cervical facet joint arthropathy increases ...
The objectives of the study were: to illustrate the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging appearance of facet synovitis in the lumbar region using an MR fat-saturation technique; to determine how commonly facet synovitis is encountered when fat-saturation techniques are used; to classify the MR ...
Data from a randomized clinical trial with a 2-year follow-up was analyzed for adjacent level degeneration and index level facet arthropathy. The study included 116 patients with a history of low back pain and degenerative changes in 1 or 2 lower lumbar spine levels. Magnetic resonance imaging ...
Adjacent level degeneration and facet arthropathy after disc prosthesis surgery or rehabilitation in patients with chronic low back pain and degenerative d... facet joint degenerationdisc prosthesisSTUDY DESIGN: Randomized clinical trial with 2-year follow-up. OBJECTIVE: To assess the development of adja...
Comparative outcome of lidocaine versus bupivacaine for cervical medial branch block in chronic cervical facet arthropathy: a randomized double-blind study. World Neurosurg. 2023;175:e662–8. Article PubMed Google Scholar CGS Administrators, LLC. Local Coverage Determination (LCD). Facet Joint ...
Poster 246 Unilateral Thoracic and High Lumbar Facet Arthropathy in a Professional Baseball Pitcher: A Case Reportdoi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.09.862Paulus, StephenDwyer, JenniferFotopoulos, Constantine L.Hahn, MatthewKamrava, EvishElsevier Inc.Pm & R...