Relationship between disc degeneration and facet joint arthrosis-a MRI study
| Autor: | Ruchira Sethi, B.K.S. Chauhan, B.B. Thukral, Vishram Singh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Orthodontics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Spinal level Facet joint degeneration Low back pain Pathology and Forensic Medicine Facet joint Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment modality Disc degeneration medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Anatomy Facet joint arthrosis medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Low back |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Anatomical Society of India. 65:123-127 |
| ISSN: | 0003-2778 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jasi.2017.02.010 |
| Popis: | Introduction Spinal degeneration includes degenerative changes occurring in the anteriorly located fibro-cartilaginous intervertebral discs and posteriorly placed synovial facet joints. The stability of each spinal motion segment is dependent on both these components. Thus an MRI based study on low back pain subjects was undertaken to assess the association between disc degeneration (DD) and facet joint arthrosis (FJA). Materials & method The study was conducted on 50 low back patients selected on the basis of predefined questionnaire and taken up for MRI assessment for grading disc degeneration and facet joint arthrosis. The severity of DD and FJA was evaluated at each motion segment and assessed with respect to gender, spinal level and the interdependence of disc and facet joint degeneration was defined. Results The degeneration process at the disc and facet joint was independent of gender (p > 0.05) but dependent on the spinal level (p Discussion The role of small facet joints should not be overlooked while defining low back pain etiology as these joints play a significant role in load transmission and rotational kinematics. This knowledge can be of help in defining appropriate treatment modality for better patient care. |
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