Facet joints are small joints located between the vertebrae in the spine, playing a crucial role in spinal stability and movement. Recent research has increasingly focused on the morphology of ...

Facet joint pain is a common source of chronic ... found that radiofrequency neurotomy does not lead to fatty degeneration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles, alleviating concerns about potential ...

It affects the bony protrusions, called facet joints ... because it affects the lumbar spine of the lower back. Symptoms include: Facet arthropathy is a type of degenerative arthritis that ...

The main causes of facet hypertrophy include spinal degeneration, synovial inflammation, and joint instability or ...

Sixteen adult human lumbar spine facet joints were harvested from patients undergoing various lumbar spine procedures. Diagnoses included degenerative disc disease, adult spinal deformity ...