The Facet Syndrome

Mooney, Vert; Robertson, James T.

doi:10.1097/00003086-197603000-00025

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“…Many studies have indicated that the lumbar facet joints are a possible source of low back pain [12,26]. Morphologically, the joint capsule is well innervated, receiving a nerve supply from medial branches of the dorsal rami.…”

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Up-regulation of TNFα in DRG satellite cells following lumbar facet joint injury in rats

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Up-regulation of TNFα in DRG satellite cells following lumbar facet joint injury in rats

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“…Injection of hypertonic saline into the facet joints results in pain which corresponds to the tertiary of that particular facet joint and this pain is reproducible [7,8]. Maps of pain distribution after facet injections have been made by fixed pain patterns in volunteers and patients which help in diagnosis of affected facet joint causing pain.…”

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Low Back Pain due to Lumbar Facet Joint Arthropathy and its Management

Jadon¹

2016

Gen Med (Los Angeles)

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Low back pain is a very common problem which brings a patient to orthopedic clinic or pain clinic. It is estimated that it affects about 60-80% of general population in the whole life and facet joints are responsible for back pain in 15%-45% of such cases. Multimodal approach including analgesics and back strengthening exercise are primary treatments. However, sustained relief can be achieved by radiofrequency ablation after proper diagnosis.

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“…They pointed out the importance of the height of the intervertebral foramen on plain radiographs in narrow lateral recess cases [11,38]. Since then several authors recognized and described lateral recess stenosis and lateral entrapment syndrome [8,25,26,31,37,40]. Lee et al further defined the anatomy of lateral recess and the lateral canal stenosis [26].…”

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“…The recess is funnel-shaped, and is the narrowest in its cranial part at the superior border of the pedicle [31]. Lee et al classified this region into three zones; entrance, mid and exit zones.…”

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A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle

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The lateral recess is one of the main compression sites in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Lumbar nerve root is mainly entrapped by bony tissue in compression syndrome. The patient has a long history of back pain in conjunction with claudication symptoms. Besides laminotomy and facetectomy techniques, several specific surgical approaches to treat the lateral recess stenosis have been described. The surgical technique of bilateral lateral recess decompression via subarticular fenestrations used in this study is a less invasive technique, which enables to decompress the neural structures while preserving as much of the bony structures and ligamentum flavum as preferred. In 16 patients, we measured lateral recess heights with computerized tomography. The number of involved lumbar segments was one in 11 patients and two in 5 patients. The visual analogue scale (VAS) results were maintained before, 3 and 12 months after the operation. All patients benefited from the operations. Mean VAS scores were 7.0, 5.5, and 4.0, respectively. There were not any surgeryrelated complications. Mean follow-up period is 22.6 months. The surgical technique described and used in this study provides easy access to every zone of lateral recess and is safe and effective in treating the lumbar lateral recess stenosis syndrome.

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The Facet Syndrome

Cited by 278 publications

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Up-regulation of TNFα in DRG satellite cells following lumbar facet joint injury in rats

Up-regulation of TNFα in DRG satellite cells following lumbar facet joint injury in rats

Low Back Pain due to Lumbar Facet Joint Arthropathy and its Management

A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle

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