Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

A 62 year-old man complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking two blocks. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ... ligament hypertrophy ...

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the Lumbar Spine ... Spondylosis is a degenerative condition caused by a combination of disk disease, ligament hypertrophy and facet/bony hypertrophy.

Post-myelogram CT scan shows impingement caused by facet hypertrophy ... of the entire spine and has the advantage of being done in the standing position which accentuates spinal stenosis.

In research arm 1, radiologists reviewed lumbar spine images with symptom information obtained from patient questionnaires and diagnosed facet joint degeneration as the presumptive pain generator.

spinal stenosis, facet hypertrophy Percutaneous laser discectomy Same as standard microdiscectomy History of previous lumbar surgery, workman's compensation, stenosis, facet hypertrophy ...