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facet/zygapophysial/interarticular joints
Synovial joints formed by the facets on the articular processes of contiguous vertebrae & joints formed by articulation of ribs & vertebrate.
Pathology:
- facet joints of C6-C7 & L3-S1 are commonly involved in osteoarthritis of the spine
Related
osteoarthritis of the spine
synovial fluid
General
synovial joint (diarthrosis)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
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