Examination herspine revealed tenderness over lowerlumbar spine adjacent lumbosacraljunction involving paravertebralmuscles. She had neurologicaldeficit herlower limbs. Plain radiographs revealed Grade II spondylolisthesis L5over S1 L5pars defect, decreased L5/S1 disc space endplatesclerosis osteophyteformation. ...
There are many structures in the lumbar spine that can serve as pain generators and often, the etiology of low back pain is multifactorial. Since being described as a potential pain generator by Joel Goldthwait in 1911 [5], the facet joint has been increasingly recognized as an important cause...
lateral, and oblique views [18]. Oblique radiographs are the best projections for assessing FJs of the lumbar spine because of their oblique position (“Scottie dog”). Lateral films, however, may provide useful information from the isthmus profile such as the pars interarticularis ...
All included patients had lumbar spine MRI scans performed at this Hospital within 3 months of the imaging-guided facet injections. No distinction was made as to whether the MRI scans were performed 3 months before or after the intervention. The natural course of MCs is a long one, and thus...