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In [[anatomy]], a '''vertebra''' is a bone in the spinal column.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The zygapophyseal joint (facet joint) is "the joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra."<ref>{{MeSH|Zygapophyseal Joint}}</ref>
In [[anatomy]], a '''vertebra''' is a bone in the spinal column.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The zygapophyseal joint (facet joint) is "the joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra."<ref>{{MeSH|Zygapophyseal Joint}}</ref>
{{Image|Grays 82.gif|right|350px|A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.}}
{{Image|Grays 82.gif|right|350px|A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.}}
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* [[Spondylolysis]]  
* [[Spondylolysis]]  
* [[Spondylolisthesis]]
* [[Spondylolisthesis]]
* Facet joint osteoarthritis. An underpowered [[randomized controlled trial]] found one of 10 patients benefited from [[corticosteroid]] injection of the facet joint.<ref name="pmid1832209">{{cite journal| author=Carette S, Marcoux S, Truchon R, Grondin C, Gagnon J, Allard Y et al.| title=A controlled trial of corticosteroid injections into facet joints for chronic low back pain. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1991 | volume= 325 | issue= 14 | pages= 1002-7 | pmid=1832209
* [[Zygapophyseal joint]] osteoarthritis.
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1832209 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref> However, possibly due to the small size of the trial, this result did not reach [[statistical significance]]. Radiofrequency denervation or ablation may be able to reduce pain.<ref name="pmid12535508">{{cite journal| author=Niemisto L, Kalso E, Malmivaara A, Seitsalo S, Hurri H| title=Radiofrequency denervation for neck and back pain. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2003 | volume=  | issue= 1 | pages= CD004058 | pmid=12535508
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12535508 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004058 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref> Hypertrophy of the facet joint may lead to [[sciatica]].<ref name="pmid18789864">{{cite journal| author=Kulcu DG, Naderi S| title=Differential diagnosis of intraspinal and extraspinal non-discogenic sciatica. | journal=J Clin Neurosci | year= 2008 | volume= 15 | issue= 11 | pages= 1246-52 | pmid=18789864
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18789864 | doi=10.1016/j.jocn.2008.01.017 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>




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In anatomy, a vertebra is a bone in the spinal column.[1] The zygapophyseal joint (facet joint) is "the joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra."[2]

A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.
Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.

Disorders

Various disorders may lead to lumbalgia (low back pain).


References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Vertebra (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Zygapophyseal Joint (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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