Cervical facet joint

Surgical Management of Facet Fracture Dislocations of the Subaxial Spine: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Targeted anterior expansion of the cervical facet joints achieves indirect foraminal decompression and reduces spondylolisthesis via a posterior approach: a cadaveric study
Effects of new assembled titanium mesh cage on the improvement in biomechanical performance of single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion: a finite element analysis
Research progress of unilateral biportal endoscopy technology in cervical degenerative disease
Distinct Recovery Patterns After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparing Minimally Invasive and Open Approaches Using Mixed-Effects Segmented Regression
Factors associated with cervical instability in cervical myelopathy patients
The effectiveness of cervical medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy using a perpendicular approach with a three-tined probe: A single-arm, retrospective cohort study
Facet Distraction Distance Independently Predicts Cage Subsidence Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Extensive research into potential sources of neck pain and referred pain in the upper extremities and head has shown that the cervical facet joints can be a potential pain source confirmed by precision, diagnostic blocks ¹⁾.

Cervical facet joint syndrome

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Manchikanti L, Knezevic NN, Knezevic E, Abdi S, Sanapati MR, Soin A, Wargo BW, Navani A, Atluri S, Gharibo CG, Simopoulos TT, Kosanovic R, Abd-Elsayed A, Kaye AD, Hirsch JA. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Neurotomy in Managing Chronic Neck Pain. Pain Ther. 2022 Nov 24:1-48. doi: 10.1007/s40122-022-00455-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36465720; PMCID: PMC9686245.