"Zygapophyseal Joint" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D021801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.583.979
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| Concept/Terms |
Zygapophyseal Joint- Zygapophyseal Joint
- Joint, Zygapophyseal
- Joints, Zygapophyseal
- Zygapophyseal Joints
- Facet Joint
- Facet Joints
- Joint, Facet
- Joints, Facet
- Zygapophysial Joint
- Joint, Zygapophysial
- Joints, Zygapophysial
- Zygapophysial Joints
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygapophyseal Joint" by people in Profiles.
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Cervical facet fractures. J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 Aug; 21(2):310-1.
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Clinical outcomes of the surgical treatment of isolated unilateral facet fractures, subluxations, and dislocations in the pediatric cervical spine: report of eight cases and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Jul; 30(7):1233-42.
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Open reduction and internal fixation for angulated, unstable odontoid synchondrosis fractures in children: a safe alternative to halo fixation? J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Jan; 9(1):35-41.
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Cervical transfacet versus lateral mass screws: a biomechanical comparison. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Dec; 13(6):515-8.