Lumbar Disc and Facet Degeneration: Correlation with Age and Facet Orientation

dc.authorid0000-0002-0065-1052en_US
dc.authorid0000-0002-5539-2502en_US
dc.contributor.authorCubuk, Rahmi
dc.contributor.authorKozakcioglu, Meral
dc.contributor.authorTasali, Nuri
dc.contributor.authorAtalay, Ayce
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Levent
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:53:32Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:53:32Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The influence of age on orientation of the facet joint remains controversial. We aimed to examine facet joint degeneration, orientation and their relationships with disc degeneration in a group of patients in different age groups. Patients and Methods: The study included 106 patients with low back pain and/or leg symptoms who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging of L1-S1 lumbar segments. For evaluation of osteoarthritis of the facet joints grading described by Weishaupt et al. and for evaluation of disc degenerations grading by Pfirmann et al. were used. Results: Orientation of the facet joints were similar among age groups. Age was not correlated with facet joint orientation. Facet joint orientation was not correlated with facet or disc degeneration in neither female nor male patients. Age was positively correlated with facet degeneration at all spinal levels. At all levels except L3-4 level, facet joint degeneration was more prominent in male subjects. Conclusion: This study have demonstrated that facet joint orientation is similar among different age groups. The finding of greater prevalence and degree of facet arthrosis in men at all lumbar levels is in accordance with some recent studies. Our study supported the notion that disc degeneration precedes facet arthrosis.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage42en_US
dc.identifier.issn1301-3149
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-70349160005en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage36en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8515
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000265174300006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAVES YAYINCILIK, IBRAHIM KARAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISIen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY03611
dc.subjectFacet jointen_US
dc.subjectfacet joint orientationen_US
dc.subjectlumbar spineen_US
dc.subjectMRIen_US
dc.subjectosteoarthritisen_US
dc.titleLumbar Disc and Facet Degeneration: Correlation with Age and Facet Orientationen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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