title: The use of CT scanning for the study of posterior lumbar intervertebral articulations.
abstract: The spine is composed of three articular axes: one discal, two facetal. The slightest alteration in one of these axes affects the others. CT is particularly effective in demonstrating biochemical alternations due to architectural pathologies of the column. A judicious therapeutic approach is suggested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed