Predictability of the effects of facet joint infiltration in the degenerate lumbar spine when assessing MRI scans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Imaging results are frequently considered as hallmarks of disease by spine surgeons to plan their future treatment strategy. Numerous classification systems have been proposed to quantify or grade lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and thus objectify imaging findings. The clinical impact of the measured parameters remains, however, unclear. To evaluate the pathological significance of imaging findings in patients with multisegmental degenerative findings, clinicians can perform image-guided local infiltrations to target defined areas such as the facet joints. The aim of the present retrospective study was to evaluate the correlation of MRI facet joint degeneration and spinal stenosis measurements with improvement obtained by image-guided intraarticular facet j

SUBMITTER: Hofmann UK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5699022 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature