Facet Arthrosis – Lumbar Spine

07 Aug
2021
Disc, Disc Degeneration, Facet Arthrosis - Lumbar Spine, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Chronology of disc degeneration and facet joint arthritis in lumbar spine is variable – A CT based cross-sectional study

J Orthop Sci. 2021 Aug 17;S0949-2658(21)00235-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.07.016. Punit Tiwari PMID: 34412964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jos.2021.07.016 Abstract Background: The notion that disc degeneration (DD) always precedes facet joint arthritis (FJA) has held sway for many decades. However, it is not always the case. We hypothesized that DD is not always the first offender studied the prevalence of […]

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28 Nov
2014
Facet Arthrosis - Lumbar Spine, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Oswestry Low Back Disability
By André Broussard, D.C.

Association between facet joint osteoarthritis and the Oswestry Disability Index

World J Radiol. 2014 Nov 28; 6(11): 881–885. Published online 2014 Nov 28. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i11.881 PMCID: PMC4241495 PMID: 25431643 Adel Maataoui Abstract AIM: To investigate the correlation of facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) at lumbar levels L4/L5 and L5/S1 and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). METHODS: The study involved lumbar MRIs of 591 patients with a […]

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