Facet hypertrophy, also known as facet syndrome, is a common condition in which the facet joints in the spine become enlarged ...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of dexamethasone-21-palmitate and mepivacaine alone and in combination in the acute treatment of facet syndrome. Results: In all three groups ...

Moreover, the diagnosis of facet joint syndrome remains a topic of ongoing debate. While diagnostic blocks using local anesthetics are considered effective for confirming facet joint pain ...

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).