Facet joint syndrome commonly affects the cervical (neck) and lumbar (lower back) regions of the spine, as these areas are subject to a significant amount of movement and mechanical stress. The ...

Background recently there has been an increase in the prevalence of facet syndrome (spondyloarthrosis) in back pain syndromes. This is due to hypodynamia, increased body weight, and the increase in ...

Facet hypertrophy, also known as facet syndrome, is a common condition in ... vertebrae or spinal nerves are affected.

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.

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).