Zygapophyseal Joint

"Zygapophyseal Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent VERTEBRAE.

Descriptor ID	D021801
MeSH Number(s)	A02.835.583.979
Concept/Terms	Zygapophyseal Joint Zygapophyseal Joint Joint, Zygapophyseal Joints, Zygapophyseal Zygapophyseal Joints Facet Joint Facet Joints Joint, Facet Joints, Facet Zygapophysial Joint Joint, Zygapophysial Joints, Zygapophysial Zygapophysial Joints

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Skeleton [A02.835]
Joints [A02.835.583]
Zygapophyseal Joint [A02.835.583.979]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

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Nassr A, Coric D, Pinter ZW, Sebastian AS, Freedman BA, Whiting D, Chahlavi A, Pirris S, Phan N, Meyer SA, Tahernia AD, Sandhu F, Deutsch H, Potts EA, Cheng J, Chi JH, Groff M, Anekstein Y, Steinmetz MP, Welch WC. Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty Versus Fusion for Grade-I Degenerative Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jun 19; 106(12):1041-1053.

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Stolzenberg D, Ahn JJ, Kurd M. Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation: Procedural Technique. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 02; 33(1):20-23.

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Schroeder GD, Kepler CK, McKenzie JC, Casper DS, Sutton R, Hecht AC, O'Shaughnessy BA, Skelly AC, Brodt ED, Vaccaro AR. Dimensions of the Subaxial Lateral Mass: A Systematic Review of Anatomic (Morphometric) Measurement Studies. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 07; 32(6):237-253.

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Nevalainen MT, Foran PJ, Roedl JB, Zoga AC, Morrison WB. Cervical facet oedema: prevalence, correlation to symptoms, and follow-up imaging. Clin Radiol. 2016 Jun; 71(6):570-5.

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Mehnert MJ, Freedman MK. Update on the role of z-joint injection and radiofrequency neurotomy for cervicogenic headache. PM R. 2013 Mar; 5(3):221-7.

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Vaccaro AR, Rihn JA, Saravanja D, Anderson DG, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Fehlings MG, Morrison W, Flanders AE, France JC, Arnold P, Anderson PA, Friel B, Malfair D, Street J, Kwon B, Paquette S, Boyd M, Dvorak MF, Fisher C. Injury of the posterior ligamentous complex of the thoracolumbar spine: a prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 01; 34(23):E841-7.

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Rundell SA, Auerbach JD, Balderston RA, Kurtz SM. Total disc replacement positioning affects facet contact forces and vertebral body strains. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Nov 01; 33(23):2510-7.

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Wimberley DW, Vaccaro AR, Goyal N, Harrop JS, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS. Acute quadriplegia following closed traction reduction of a cervical facet dislocation in the setting of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Aug 01; 30(15):E433-8.

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Dabney KW, Ehrenshteyn M, Agresta CA, Twiss JL, Stern G, Tice L, Salzman SK. A model of experimental spinal cord trauma based on computer-controlled intervertebral distraction: characterization of graded injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Nov 01; 29(21):2357-64.

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