The facet syndrome.
The author recognizes that many questions about the facet joints as a cause of low back pain are unanswered, and he urges the establishment of a set of criteria for patient selection and standardization of technical details so that a randomized cross-over study could be conducted to determine the contribution of facet joints to back pain.
D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome