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Facet joints

Key Points Pathologic changes seen in facet joint degeneration include fibrillation, joint space narrowing, articular cartilage thinning, subchondral bone sclerosis, osteophytosis, and development of juxta-facet cysts. Risk factors for facet joint degeneration include lower spinal level, increasing age, sagittal orientation,…