Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Mar 1998
[The relationship of facet orientation to intervertebral disc protrusion and lateral recess stenosis in lower lumbar spine].
To investigate the relationship of facet orientation to intervertebral disc protrusion and lateral recess stenosis in lower lumbar spine. ⋯ Stress on the lower lumbar spine leads to disc protrusion. No association is found between facet joint asymmetry and lumbar disc protrusion. The asymmetry of facet joint will influence the direction of intervertebral disc protrusion at level from L(4) - S(1). The patient whose lower lumbar spine inter-facet angle may unlikely suffer from degenerative lumbar lateral recess stenosis.