• Eur J Radiol · May 2015

    Clinical evaluation and surgical decision making for patients with lumbar discogenic pain and facet syndrome.

    • Enrico Tessitore, Granit Molliqaj, Bawarjan Schatlo, and Karl Schaller.
    • Neurosurgical Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: enrico.tessitore@hcuge.ch.
    • Eur J Radiol. 2015 May 1; 84 (5): 765-70.

    AbstractIn industrialized countries, more than two thirds of the population suffers from low back pain (LBP) in their lifetime. LBP associated with lumbar disc herniation, stenosis, and instability is a well-known and documented entity. On the other hand, the lumbar discogenic pain and facet syndrome are difficult to be clearly identified, and they are not always detectable by imaging. This article describes the causes of these painful syndromes, which are typically without radicular component, explains the modern diagnostic procedures, and provides guidelines for surgical decision making.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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