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Anatomy of the Thoraco-Lumbar Facet Joint

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In this article, we present the latest knowledge of the anatomy and functional anatomy of dorso-lumbar posterior joints (DLPJ) and their pathologies. After a reminder of embryology we specify the morphology of the DLPJ with the help of the work of Masharawi and Louis highlighting among others a constant asymmetry and different characteristics at each level. The morphological peculiarities of DLPJ allow to understand their participation in the vertical and horizontal stability and dynamics of the DL spine. The innervation of DLPJ is described. We end with a reminder of the most common pathologies of lumbar PJ.

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Louis, C., Louis, R. (2020). Anatomy of the Thoraco-Lumbar Facet Joint. In: Vital, J., Cawley, D. (eds) Spinal Anatomy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20925-4_15

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