ArticleJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine
Prevalence of facet joint arthritis and its association with spinal pain in mountain population - A cross-sectional study.
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- Biomechanical restoration in unilateral facet arthroplasty: a cadaveric evaluation.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- 7. Cervical facet pain: Degenerative alterations and whiplash-associated disorder.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Osteoarthritis of zygapophysial joints as a cause of back pain and neck pain: a scoping review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Fatty Degeneration of the Autochthonous Muscles Is Significantly Associated with Incidental Non-Traumatic Vertebral Body Fractures of the Lower Thoracic Spine in Elderly Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The search for systemic biomarkers for monitoring degenerative lumbar spinal disorders.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2022Article
- Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2022Article
- Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain from a multispecialty international working group.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Lumbar facet joint arthrosis on magnetic resonance imaging and its association with low back pain in a selected Ghanaian population.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
- Is thoracic facet joint arthritis over-reported? It's time to review CT grading parameters - An analytical cross-sectional study.The Indian journal of radiology & imagingArticle
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Abstract
introductionPeople living in the mountains are subject to tough terrain and climbing biomechanics which lead to degeneration of the spine and Facet joint arthritis (FJA).
aimsThe goal of present study was (1) to know the prevalence of facet joint arthritis on CT scans in mountain population in regard to (a) different levels in spine (b) age (c) sex (2) to know if there is any significant association between FJA and spinal pain at that corresponding level. MATERIALS AND
methodsBilateral Facet joints of 210 participants (age range, 18 to 97 years) who underwent MDCT imaging for reasons other than spinal pain, were graded and statistically analysed with SPSS software in this study. FJA was defined as at least one joint affected by facet joint disease (grade 2).
resultsIn our study, Seventy two men (68.5%) and eighty four women (80%) had Facet Joint arthritis. The difference between men and women in the prevalence of FJA was not statistically significant (
conclusionsPeople residing and actually ambulating in the mountain regions and exposed to the terrain have higher prevalence of Facet joint arthritis as compared to general population and this may be an independent risk factor for development of facet joint arthritis. However, a statistically significant relation between FJA and spinal pain exists only in cervical and dorsal spine.
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