ReviewJournal of pain research2022
Facet Joint Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/SPECT-CT) in predicting therapeutic response to facet interventions for facet joint-related low back pain: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Pooled it
- Overview of Available Treatments and Their Limitations for Hypertrophic Facet Joints-A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Breaking Barriers in Spine Surgery: Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy as a Trailblazer from Decompression to Fusion.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Spinal Arthroplasty.Neurospine · 2026Review
- Full-endoscopic rhizotomy for degenerative lumbar facet joint syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Functional and Neurological Outcomes After Spine Surgery and Neurorehabilitation for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Observational Pre-Post Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A mechanistic hypothesis: osteopathic manipulative therapy may modulate immune cell function in chronic low back pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Facet Joint Injections for Post-Traumatic Lumbar Facet-Mediated Pain: A Two-Patient Case Report.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Association of the Hemoglobin-Albumin-Lymphocyte-Platelet (HALP) Score with 3-Month Outcomes After Lumbar Medial Branch Radiofrequency Ablation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- O-GlcNAc transferase influences the progression of degenerative cartilage disease in lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis through FoxO1 and EGR1.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- The Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC-) tool: A valid and reliable tool for hip, knee, hand, wrist, foot and ankle osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
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- Mechanical Load-Induced Upregulation of Talin2 through Non-Canonical Deubiquitination of OTUB1 Drives Facet Joint Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Adolescent lumbar disc herniation: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Endoscopic Foraminotomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Neuro-Foramen Stenosis: Role of CT in Treatment Planning and Post-Operative Assessment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a novel nerve ablation technique to relieve lower back pain: a cadaveric feasibility pilot study.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Unveiling MiR-3085-3p as a modulator of cartilage degeneration in facet joint osteoarthritis: A novel therapeutic target.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025Article
- Comparison of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with lumbar facet joint arthropathy.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- [Effectiveness of robot-assisted minimally invasive and open freehand transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in treatment of single-level degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and the influence on adjacent segment degeneration].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Lumbar Facet Joint Disease: What, Why, and When?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Facet joint osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent form of facet joint syndrome. Medical history, referred pain patterns, physical examination, and diagnostic imaging studies (standard radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography) may suggest but not confirm lumbar facet joint (LFJ) syndrome as a source of low back pain (LBP). However, the diagnosis and treatment of facet joint syndrome is still controversial and needs further study. It is widely acknowledged that block with local anesthetic is perhaps the most effective method to establish a diagnosis of pain from LFJ. Particularly, there are different rates of success among different populations selected for diagnostic block with various positive criteria. Currently, in addition to conservative treatments for pain such as painkillers, functional exercises, and massage, there are many other methods, including block, denervation of the nerves that innervate the joints by radiofrequency, freezing or endoscopy, and injections. Due to the limited duration of pain relief from neurolysis of medial branch, many scholars have recently turned their targets to dorsal roots and LFJ capsules. Therefore, we reviewed the latest research progress of facet joint syndrome from diagnosis to treatment.
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