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2761463

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Three zygapophyseal joints from each of 31 lumbar spines of subjects who died of injuries (mostly as a result of motor-vehicle accidents) were sectioned for low-power histological study. Bony injuries, in the form of fractures of the superior articular process or infractions of the subchondral bone plate, were found in 11 of the 31 subjects and soft-tissue injuries to the capsule or articular cartilage were found in one-or-more joints in 24 of the 31 subjects, with capsular and articular-cartilage damage in 77% of cases. Healed injuries of a similar type, which were unrelated to the cause of death, were found in other lumbar spines. None of these lesions was diagnosed by standard radiological examination of the spine post mortem. It is suggested that, in survivors, bony and soft-tissue injuries to zygapophyseal joints may result in considerable pain and dysfunction and may predispose to early arthritis.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0025-729X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
151
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
210-2, 215-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Unsuspected damage to lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joints after motor-vehicle accidents.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Shenton Park, WA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't