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The spine is made up of many vertebrae. These all have cartilage between them to keep your back flexible and to keep the vertebrae apart and allow particular nerves to pass between the vertebrae. osteoarthritis is the wearing out or damage of the cartilage between these vertebrae. This can lead to direct back ache and also interfere with nerves going to the various parts of the body.The cervical spine includes the top 8 vertebrae of the backbone.
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What is bilateral minimal facet osteoarthritis without significant neural foraminal narrowing or central canal stenosis?
It means there is only a small amount of wear and tear in the pads between the vertebrae and that there is no problem at this time with the Chanel's that allow the nerves to pass between them.
What is facet osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis can cause the breakdown of cartilage between facet joints. This causes pain as well as loss of motion and stiffness.The facet joints are in the back portion or posterior of the spine. They combine with the disc space to create a three joint complex at each vertebral level. These joints consist of two opposing bony surfaces that should have cartilage between them and a capsule around it that produces fluid.The cartilage and the fluid combine to allow the joint to move with little friction. However, with facet joint arthritis, the cartilage breaks down causing more friction with joint movement. This leads to a loss of motion stiffness and back pain.
What cause facet fluid in vertebra?
Synovial cysts are what causes facet fluid in vertebra. Synovial cysts are benign, fluid filled sacs that develop in the facet joints of the lumbar spine as a result of degeneration.
What is facet cubism?
Facet cubism or analytical cubism is the type of work Braque and Picasso did 1909-1912. They broke down form into fragments (facets), color was not of interest.
What part of speech is the word facet?
The word 'facet' is a noun; a word for one side of something many-sided; the small plane surface of a cut gem; a particular aspect or feature of something; a word for a thing.
