Facet joints are found along the back of the spine ... Osteoarthritis is a specific type of arthropathy, also known as arthrosis, which is a non-inflammatory, degenerative type of arthritis ...

The undersurface of the patella was evaluated using the Outerbridge Rating System [8] and the location of wear (medial or lateral facet or central ridge) was recorded. The Outerbridge Rating ...

In our examination of the anatomy of the knee extensor mechanism in patients with degenerative joint disease ... an increasing degree of patellofemoral arthrosis (P = .04). We acknowledge that ...