facet joint

collocation in English

meaningsoffacetandjoint

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facet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæs.ɪt/us
/ˈfæs.ət/
one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has ...
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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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(Definition offacetandjointfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Injecting the appropriatefacetjointwith hydrocortisone103 achieves temporary remission in 70% of patients.
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A small capsule surrounds eachfacetjointproviding a nourishing lubricant for the joint.
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The fourth criterion clinches the diagnosis: pain relieved by injection of local anesthetic into the correctfacetjoint.
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A specific characteristic of lumbarfacetjointsyndrome is that it is difficult to localize, and the pain often radiates into the leg.
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Interventional procedures - typically used for chronic back pain - include epidural steroid injections,facetjointinjections, neurolytic blocks, spinal cord stimulators and intrathecal drug delivery system implants.
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The facet joints are formed by the superior and inferior processes of each vertebra.
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The disc spaces and facet joints remain unaffected.
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There are two facet joints in each spinal motion segment.
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The location of facet joints, deep in the back and covered with large tracts of paraspinal muscles, further complicate the diagnostic approach.
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The biomechanical function of each pair of facet joints is to guide and limit movement of the spinal motion segment.
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Facet joints also prevent each vertebra from slipping over the one below.
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When looking at the lumbar vertebra from the axial view, it is the bony mass between the facet joints, anterior to the lamina and posterior to the pedicle.
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Inflammation in the spinal canal can also spread to adjacent facet joints and cause lower back pain and/or referred pain in the posterior thigh(s).
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They then re-enter the intervertebral foramen, and innervate the facet joints, the anulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc, and the ligaments and periosteum of the spinal canal, carrying pain sensation.
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Pain can be provoked by palpation of the facet joints, or the level can remain veiled, with only the referred pain as evidence of the defect.
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