Conclusion: CT-guided infiltration of dexamethasone palmitate, particularly in combination with mepivacaine, represents a safe and effective method for the acute therapy of lumbar facet syndrome.

Facet hypertrophy, also known as facet syndrome, is a common condition in ... located on the symmetrical wing-shaped ...

These triggers, which should be actively asked for, can go back several years before the onset of symptoms. Like the TOS, the facet joint syndrome presents with a variety of symptoms. In severe ...

In almost all cases, the diseased joints were the facet joints of the lumbar spine (L3/L4 = 30 cases; L4/L5 = 145 cases; L5/L6 = 128 cases); only two cases involved the cervical spine (C6/C7).