Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Abnormality of spinal facet joint
HP:0030870
What it means
An anomaly of the small joints located between and behind adjacent vertebrae.
The spinal facet joints represent a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of each two adjacent vertebrae. Each pair of facet joints functions to guide and limit the movement of the corresponding spinal motion segment.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Abnormality of apophyseal joint · Abnormality of Z-joint · Abnormality of zygapophyseal joint · Abnormality of zygapophysial joint
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