Osteoarthritis (OA) of the spine involves the facet joints, which are located in the posterior
aspect of the vertebral column and, in humans, are the only true synovial joints between …

The zygapophysial joint, a diarthrodial joint commonly referred to as the facet joint, plays a
pivotal role in back pain, a condition that has been a leading cause of global disability since …

Study Design. Retrospective clinical series. Objective. To investigate the clinical features
and the risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation (rLDH) in China. Summary of …

Background context Facet joint orientation and facet tropism (FT) are presented as the
potential anatomical predisposing factors for lumbar degenerative changes that may lead in …

Introduction: Degenerative disease of the spine is a generic term encompassing a wide
range of different disease processes, which leads to spinal instability; traumatic/neoplastic …

Study Design: A reliability and cross-sectional observational study. Objective: To introduce a
scoring system for visible fat infiltration in paraspinal muscles; to evaluate intertester and …

Lumbar 3-joint complex degeneration is a multifactorial, pathological process. Previous
studies included insufficient quantitative analyses to prove the relationship between disc …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between facet tropism
and spinal degenerative diseases, such as degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis …

Background context Facet joint orientation and tropism influence the biomechanics of the
corresponding segment. Therefore, the sagittal orientation or tropism of the facet joint …

Facet joint osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent form of facet joint syndrome. Medical
history, referred pain patterns, physical examination, and diagnostic imaging studies …