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Age‐related changes in the lumbar facet joints
Author(s) -
Wang Zhan Li,
Yu Shiwei,
Haughton Victor M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.980020202
Subject(s) - medicine , anatomy , facet (psychology) , cadaver , cartilage , lumbar , articular cartilage , meniscus , magnetic resonance imaging , osteoarthritis , pathology , radiology , psychology , social psychology , physics , alternative medicine , incidence (geometry) , personality , optics , big five personality traits
The normal appearance of the lumbar facet joints has been related to the age of the subject. We classified the changes in the menisci, articular cartilage, and subarticular cortical bone with respect to age in 24 cadavers. Normally the meniscus diminishes in size, the articular cartilage thins, and subarticular cortical bone thickens with age. Determination of normality must be made with respect to age.