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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
Synonyms
- Degenerative joint disease
- Facet osteoarthropathy
- Uncovertebral OA
- Osteophytosis, spondylosis deformans
Definitions
- Noninflammatory arthropathy with progressive asymmetric cartilage loss and hypertrophic change in bone
- For ease of discussion, nonarthritic axial osseous hypertrophic change is included in this section
- Spondylosis deformans: osteophyte production at anterior and lateral vertebral body, adjacent to endplate, arising from bone cortex
- "Spondylosis deformans" term not favored by some due to complex sounding name for "osteophytes"
- Baastrup disease: bony proliferation between closely apposed spinous processes with secondary inflammation
- Spondylosis deformans: osteophyte production at anterior and lateral vertebral body, adjacent to endplate, arising from bone cortex
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Anaya JEC et al: Differential diagnosis of facet joint disorders. Radiographics. 41(2):543-58, 2021
- Kwee RM et al: Imaging of facet joint diseases. Clin Imaging. 80:167-79, 2021
- Tao Y et al: Radiographic cervical spine degenerative findings: a study on a large population from age 18 to 97 years. Eur Spine J. 30(2):431-43, 2021
- Jarraya M et al: A longitudinal study of disc height narrowing and facet joint osteoarthritis at the thoracic and lumbar spine, evaluated by computed tomography: the Framingham study. Spine J. 18(11):2065-73, 2018
- Kushchayev SV et al: ABCs of the degenerative spine. Insights Imaging. 9(2):253-74, 2018
- Raastad J et al: The association between lumbar spine radiographic features and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 44(5):571-85, 2015
- Maataoui A et al: Association between facet joint osteoarthritis and the Oswestry Disability Index. World J Radiol. 6(11):881-5, 2014
- Vande Berg BC et al: Update on MR imaging of spondyloarthritis. part two: spine MR imaging. JBR-BTR. 97(4):228-32, 2014
- Kwong Y et al: MDCT findings in Baastrup disease: disease or normal feature of the aging spine? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(5):1156-9, 2011
- Battié MC et al: The Twin Spine Study: contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration. Spine J. 9(1):47-59, 2009
- Carrino JA et al: Lumbar spine: reliability of MR imaging findings. Radiology. 250(1):161-70, 2009
- Julien TP et al: Subchondral cysts of the atlantoaxial joint: a risk factor for odontoid fractures in the elderly. Spine J. 9(10):e1-4, 2009
- Okada E et al: Aging of the cervical spine in healthy volunteers: a 10-year longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 34(7):706-12, 2009
- Zhao J et al: MRI in degenerative arthritides: structural and clinical aspects. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1154:115-35, 2009
- Dimar JR 2nd et al: Identification and surgical treatment of primary thoracic spinal stenosis. Am J Orthop. 37(11):564-8, 2008
- Niemeläinen R et al: The prevalence and characteristics of thoracic magnetic resonance imaging findings in men. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 33(23):2552-9, 2008
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
Synonyms
- Degenerative joint disease
- Facet osteoarthropathy
- Uncovertebral OA
- Osteophytosis, spondylosis deformans
Definitions
- Noninflammatory arthropathy with progressive asymmetric cartilage loss and hypertrophic change in bone
- For ease of discussion, nonarthritic axial osseous hypertrophic change is included in this section
- Spondylosis deformans: osteophyte production at anterior and lateral vertebral body, adjacent to endplate, arising from bone cortex
- "Spondylosis deformans" term not favored by some due to complex sounding name for "osteophytes"
- Baastrup disease: bony proliferation between closely apposed spinous processes with secondary inflammation
- Spondylosis deformans: osteophyte production at anterior and lateral vertebral body, adjacent to endplate, arising from bone cortex
IMAGING
General Features
Imaging Recommendations
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Anaya JEC et al: Differential diagnosis of facet joint disorders. Radiographics. 41(2):543-58, 2021
- Kwee RM et al: Imaging of facet joint diseases. Clin Imaging. 80:167-79, 2021
- Tao Y et al: Radiographic cervical spine degenerative findings: a study on a large population from age 18 to 97 years. Eur Spine J. 30(2):431-43, 2021
- Jarraya M et al: A longitudinal study of disc height narrowing and facet joint osteoarthritis at the thoracic and lumbar spine, evaluated by computed tomography: the Framingham study. Spine J. 18(11):2065-73, 2018
- Kushchayev SV et al: ABCs of the degenerative spine. Insights Imaging. 9(2):253-74, 2018
- Raastad J et al: The association between lumbar spine radiographic features and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 44(5):571-85, 2015
- Maataoui A et al: Association between facet joint osteoarthritis and the Oswestry Disability Index. World J Radiol. 6(11):881-5, 2014
- Vande Berg BC et al: Update on MR imaging of spondyloarthritis. part two: spine MR imaging. JBR-BTR. 97(4):228-32, 2014
- Kwong Y et al: MDCT findings in Baastrup disease: disease or normal feature of the aging spine? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(5):1156-9, 2011
- Battié MC et al: The Twin Spine Study: contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration. Spine J. 9(1):47-59, 2009
- Carrino JA et al: Lumbar spine: reliability of MR imaging findings. Radiology. 250(1):161-70, 2009
- Julien TP et al: Subchondral cysts of the atlantoaxial joint: a risk factor for odontoid fractures in the elderly. Spine J. 9(10):e1-4, 2009
- Okada E et al: Aging of the cervical spine in healthy volunteers: a 10-year longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 34(7):706-12, 2009
- Zhao J et al: MRI in degenerative arthritides: structural and clinical aspects. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1154:115-35, 2009
- Dimar JR 2nd et al: Identification and surgical treatment of primary thoracic spinal stenosis. Am J Orthop. 37(11):564-8, 2008
- Niemeläinen R et al: The prevalence and characteristics of thoracic magnetic resonance imaging findings in men. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 33(23):2552-9, 2008
