MR Findings of Exaggerated Fluid in Facet Joints Predicts Instability
Schinnerer KA, Katz LD, Grauer JN. MR Findings of Exaggerated Fluid in Facet Joints Predicts Instability. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2008, 21: 468-472. PMID: 18836356, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e3181585bab.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingFacet jointsPlain filmsLumbar spine magnetic resonance imagingLumbar magnetic resonance imagingSpine magnetic resonance imagingSupine magnetic resonance imagingAxial magnetic resonance imagingConsecutive magnetic resonance imagingLow back painLumbar facet jointsRetrospective radiographic reviewIncidence of spondylolisthesisRadiographic evidenceSingle surgeonBack painRadiographic reviewSagittal MRI sequencesBACKGROUND DATAMR findingsSpondylolisthesisResonance imagingCorresponding radiographsSubtle instabilityRelative incidence