Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

A 72-year-old woman with hypertension presents with a 4-month history of lower back discomfort that radiates to both buttocks and lateral thighs. Previously, she walked 2 miles (3.2 km) a day; now ...

The two most commonly affected lumbar facet joints are L4–L5 and L5–S1, so the nerves innervating these joints — the L3 and L4 medial branches and the L5 dorsal ramus — are most frequently ...

Spinal osteoarthritis primarily manifests as disease of the facet joints of the posterior spine. This Review presents the latest information about the prevalence, presentation, and nature of facet ...

Current and Future Approaches to Lumbar Disc Surgery (A Literature Review). MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine eJournal 1(6), 1997]. Available at ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis frequently presents with so-called "neurogenic claudication," whereby the patient experiences back and radicular pain with prolonged standing or walking. In ... Spondylosis is a ...

Facet syndrome is a condition in which the joints in the back of the spine degenerate and subsequently cause pain. The facet joints are found at every level on both sides of the lumbar spine. They ...

A person with facet joint pain may benefit from sitting in positions that align the spine. ... Place the buttocks to the back of the chair, as this reduces strain on the lumbar spine.

According to published results, decompression with lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior clinical outcomes vs. decompression with fusion for patients with spinal stenosis and ...