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Pathology of the Posterior Elements

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Spinal Imaging

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Facet joints are a major source of neck and low-back pain. Facet joint syndrome is defined as a constellation of symptoms that result in diffuse pain that does not fit a clear nerve root pattern (e.g. not sciatica). Both cervical and lumbar facet syndromes have been described (Cavanaugh et al. 2006).

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van den Hauwe, L. (2007). Pathology of the Posterior Elements. In: Van Goethem, J.W.M., van den Hauwe, L., Parizel, P.M. (eds) Spinal Imaging. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68483-1_7

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