Facet joints are small joints located between the vertebrae in the spine, playing a crucial role in spinal stability and movement. Recent research has increasingly focused on the morphology of ...

It’s not just the big-name celebrities of the skeleton—the hips and knees and shoulders—that scream at us as we accumulate ...

For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and five years is effective for preventing mor ...

OBJECTIVE Synovial cysts of the vertebral facet joints are a source of nerve root compression. Different surgical procedures are in use, but no consensus has been formed so far as to which method ...

This model showed that the predicted lumbar vertebral joint forces were more aligned with individual muscle activation patterns compared to traditional static optimization methods, indicating a ...

The best mattresses for sciatica balance support with pressure relief, as they keep your spine in a neutral alignment and ...

A serious condition called myelopathy can result from compression that causes injury to the spinal cord. Myelopathy is associated with increased disability with symptoms that include: In RA, chronic, ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine ...