Imaging study on the relationship between sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint and cervical facet joint degeneration

doi:10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2021.05.007

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Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5) : 535-538. DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2021.05.007

Imaging study on the relationship between sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint and cervical facet joint degeneration

Xu Cong¹, Xu Qingping², Ai Wen³, Jiang Kaiyan⁴, Yuan Jia⁴, Wu Binghua⁵, Yin Shengjiang⁶, Bi Zhenyu⁷, Jiao Peifeng⁸

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Objective To investigate the relationship between sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint and the degeneration of cervical facet joint. Methods The sagittal facet angle and the degeneration degree of 160 facet joint at C3/4-C6/7 segments on the axial CT of 20 fresh cervical cadaver specimens were evaluated blindly and statistically analyzed by 3 reviewers using the 4-degree evaluation method. Results There was no significant difference in sagittal asymmetrical angles of the facet joint between different segments (F= 0.55,P=0.65), and there was also no significant difference in the degeneration of cervical facet joint (left: Z=3, P=0.646; right: Z=3, P=0.376) between different segments, but there were significant differences between the sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint and the degeneration of cervical facet joint at C3/4 and C4/5 segments of 20 fresh cervical cadaver specimens（C3/4:Z=8.567, P=0.014,C4/5; Z=2.000, P=0.025）. Conclusion The sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint may be related to the degeneration of the facet joint.

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Sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint; / Facet joint degeneration; / CT; / Cervical cadaver specimen

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Xu Cong, Xu Qingping, Ai Wen, Jiang Kaiyan, Yuan Jia, Wu Binghua, Yin Shengjiang, Bi Zhenyu, Jiao Peifeng. Imaging study on the relationship between sagittal angle asymmetry of cervical facet joint and cervical facet joint degeneration[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2021, 39(5): 535-538 https://doi.org/10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2021.05.007

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