Featured Like other joints, such as the knee joint, the lumbar facet joints permit bones to rotate. The lumbar joints are responsible for twisting, bending, and aligning the spine.

The first and only facet joint replacement system for the lumbar spine, TOPS was developed to provide mobility, stability and durability after decompression for patients with lumbar spinal ...

Results published in Orthopedics showed facet joint osteoarthritis was associated with a higher multifidus muscle-fat index, as well as bilateral multifidus size asymmetry. “Facet joint ...

Facet joint injections treat pain originating from the facet joints in your neck or back. According to 2021 research, it’s estimated that facet joint pain is the source of spine pain in up to: ...

Facet joint hypertrophy can also be caused by spondylolisthesis. This is a spinal disorder in which a vertebra slips forward onto the bone below it, causing partial dislocation (subluxation).

Vertebrae are bones that make up the spine. In total, there are 33 vertebrae that stack on top of each other and connect with joints known as facet joints. When they connect, vertebrae create a ...

A synovial cyst of the spine is a fluid-filled sac that develops along the spine. It’s the result of degeneration of a facet joint of the spinal vertebrae. Most synovial cysts develop in a part ...

In the publication, 249 patients were evaluated, with 170 patients in the TOPS investigational arm of the clinical trial and 79 in the TLIF group. TOPS demonstrated a statistically significant ...