Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Facet arthropathy, also known as facet osteoarthritis, is a type of ...

Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

[1] Quite often, the cause of the complaint is a pathological alteration or irritation of the facet joints that leads to the painful condition. Facet syndrome occurs as a result of synovitis or ...

Patients with vertebral fractures, particularly severe fractures, may face greater risks for worsening spinal degeneration.

In general, one may conclude that with careful patient selection, RF lesioning of the facet joint is effective with a number needed to treat of 1.1 and 1.5. [20] The procedure is conducted under ...