Facet joint disorders and their role in the production of back pain and sciatica

D Schellinger; L Wener; B D Ragsdale; N J Patronas

doi:10.1148/radiographics.7.5.2969603

Facet joint disorders and their role in the production of back pain and sciatica

Radiographics. 1987 Sep;7(5):923-44. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.7.5.2969603.

Authors

D Schellinger¹, L Wener, B D Ragsdale, N J Patronas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007.

PMID: 2969603
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.7.5.2969603

Abstract

This article, say the authors, serves as a reminder that the posterior articulations of the lumbar spine are key elements in the production of low back pain and sciatica.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Back Pain / diagnosis
Back Pain / diagnostic imaging
Back Pain / etiology*
Humans
Joint Diseases / complications*
Joint Diseases / diagnosis
Joint Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Sciatica / diagnosis
Sciatica / diagnostic imaging
Sciatica / etiology*
Spinal Diseases / complications*
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
Spinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed