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Abnormality of spinal facet joint

MedGen UID:
905295
Concept ID:
C4280735
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormality of apophyseal joint; Abnormality of Z-joint; Abnormality of zygapophyseal joint; Abnormality of zygapophysial joint
 
HPO: HP:0030870

Definition

An anomaly of the small joints located between and behind adjacent vertebrae. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Goel A
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005 Sep 15;30(18):E551-5. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000179414.64741.7b. PMID: 16166884
Halliday AL, Henderson BR, Hart BL, Benzel EC
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1997 Nov 15;22(22):2614-21. doi: 10.1097/00007632-199711150-00007. PMID: 9399446
el-Khoury GY, Renfrew DL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991 Oct;157(4):685-91. doi: 10.2214/ajr.157.4.1832511. PMID: 1832511

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wright D, Martin S, Pereira EA, Kong Y, Tracey I, Cadoux-Hudson T
Br J Neurosurg 2018 Dec;32(6):595-598. Epub 2018 Apr 24 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1467371. PMID: 29688066
Alonso F, Kirkpatrick CM, Jeong W, Fisahn C, Usman S, Rustagi T, Loukas M, Chapman JR, Oskouian RJ, Tubbs RS
World Neurosurg 2017 Jun;102:91-96. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.114. PMID: 28279769
Nagad P, Rawall S, Kundnani V, Mohan K, Patil SS, Nene A
J Neurosurg Spine 2012 Apr;16(4):387-93. Epub 2012 Jan 6 doi: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11671. PMID: 22225486
Borenstein D
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2004 Dec;8(6):512-7. doi: 10.1007/s11916-004-0075-z. PMID: 15509467
Borenstein D
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2004 Feb;6(1):14-9. doi: 10.1007/s11926-004-0079-z. PMID: 14713398

Diagnosis

Lai MKL, Cheung PWH, Samartzis D, Karppinen J, Cheung KMC, Cheung JPY
Bone Joint J 2021 Apr;103-B(4):725-733. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B4.BJJ-2020-1792.R1. PMID: 33789478
Wright D, Martin S, Pereira EA, Kong Y, Tracey I, Cadoux-Hudson T
Br J Neurosurg 2018 Dec;32(6):595-598. Epub 2018 Apr 24 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2018.1467371. PMID: 29688066
Darrieutort-Laffite C, Hamel O, Glémarec J, Maugars Y, Le Goff B
Joint Bone Spine 2014 Mar;81(2):130-6. Epub 2014 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.10.009. PMID: 24618457
Shaffrey CI, Smith JS
Neurosurg Focus 2013 Jul;35(2 Suppl):Editorial. doi: 10.3171/2013.V2.FOCUS13273. PMID: 23829837
el-Khoury GY, Renfrew DL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991 Oct;157(4):685-91. doi: 10.2214/ajr.157.4.1832511. PMID: 1832511

Therapy

Gao S, Deng X, Zhang L, Song L
Clin Rheumatol 2021 Jan;40(1):349-357. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05187-0. PMID: 32504191
García-Mata S, Hidalgo-Ovejero A
An Sist Sanit Navar 2019 Aug 23;42(2):221-225. doi: 10.23938/ASSN.0644. PMID: 31219102
Nagad P, Rawall S, Kundnani V, Mohan K, Patil SS, Nene A
J Neurosurg Spine 2012 Apr;16(4):387-93. Epub 2012 Jan 6 doi: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11671. PMID: 22225486
Gorbach C, Schmid MR, Elfering A, Hodler J, Boos N
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006 May;186(5):1228-33. doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1042. PMID: 16632710
el-Khoury GY, Renfrew DL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991 Oct;157(4):685-91. doi: 10.2214/ajr.157.4.1832511. PMID: 1832511

Prognosis

Kozera K, Ciszek B
Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):1-10. doi: 10.5604/15093492.1198827. PMID: 27053304
Izzo R, Guarnieri G, Guglielmi G, Muto M
Eur J Radiol 2013 Jan;82(1):127-38. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.07.023. PMID: 23088878
Nagad P, Rawall S, Kundnani V, Mohan K, Patil SS, Nene A
J Neurosurg Spine 2012 Apr;16(4):387-93. Epub 2012 Jan 6 doi: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11671. PMID: 22225486
Gorbach C, Schmid MR, Elfering A, Hodler J, Boos N
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006 May;186(5):1228-33. doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1042. PMID: 16632710
Chan FL, Ho EK, Chau EM
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1988 Mar;150(3):611-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.150.3.611. PMID: 3257619

Clinical prediction guides

Lai MKL, Cheung PWH, Samartzis D, Karppinen J, Cheung KMC, Cheung JPY
Bone Joint J 2021 Apr;103-B(4):725-733. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.103B4.BJJ-2020-1792.R1. PMID: 33789478
Shi S, Zhou Z, Liao JJ, Yang YH, Wu JS, Zheng S, He SS
J Transl Med 2020 May 26;18(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02382-0. PMID: 32456662Free PMC Article
Shaffrey CI, Smith JS
Neurosurg Focus 2013 Jul;35(2 Suppl):Editorial. doi: 10.3171/2013.V2.FOCUS13273. PMID: 23829837
Izzo R, Guarnieri G, Guglielmi G, Muto M
Eur J Radiol 2013 Jan;82(1):127-38. Epub 2012 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.07.023. PMID: 23088878
Gorbach C, Schmid MR, Elfering A, Hodler J, Boos N
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006 May;186(5):1228-33. doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1042. PMID: 16632710

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