A case report is presented of a patient with an anterosuperior osteophytic bone bridge of the sacroiliac joint causing lumbar back pain. After prolonged physiotherapy, the bone bridge was excised, ...

The classic radiographic hallmarks of facet joint osteoarthritis (FJ OA) include narrowing of the facet joint space, subarticular bone erosions, subchondral cysts, osteophyte formation, and ...

Uncovertebral hypertrophy vs. facet hypertrophy Facet joint hypertrophy is similar to uncovertebral hypertrophy and involves nearby joints. The facet joints sit in the neck, where two vertebrae meet.

Facet osteoarthritis and hypertrophy (from the increased stresses associated with disk degeneration) often lead to osteophyte formation and thickening of the joint capsule (Figure 1).

Published results showed obesity was a strong predictor of both the incidence and worsening of lumbar spine degeneration and low back pain.Researchers graded paired baseline and follow-up lumbar ...