lumbar facet arthrosis syndrome

ABSTRACT

This study is to describe the lumbar facet syndrome in which the disabling symptoms are associated with normal or near normal plain radiographs. Also the results of 18 patients who had local spinal fusion, because of their symptoms, were shown. The pathological changes of the excised facet joint showed the same changes seen in chondromalacia patellae and in osteoarthritis of the large joints. Facet arthrosis may be a relatively important cause of intractable back pain in young and middle aged adults