Secondary degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc due to zygapophyseal (para-vertebral) facet joint lesions.
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2007-02-22T12:45:38Z
Authors
Boshoff, Willem Hendrik
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Abstract
This study design was built around investigating the correlation between facet joint
degeneration and ipsilateral annular fissuring or degeneration of the intervertebral
disc. It was necessary to establish firstly whether this combination existed and if so,
how prevalent it was. The study design incorporates macroscopic and microscopic
examination of the intervertebral disc as well as the injection of a radio opaque dye
into the nucleus in order to observe dye migration and identify fissuring in the anulus
fibrosus of the intervertebral disc. The articulating facet joints were also examined
macroscopically and microscopically. A correlation of findings reported in a tabular
form should then reveal the existence of the foregoing proposition. The dissertation
design did not incorporate examination of range of motion, but the effect of motion
was reported in the literature review.
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Student Number : 9707737A -
MSc Dissertation -
School of Anatomical Sciences -
Faculty of Health Sciences
Keywords
vertebral, facet, joint, lesions