title: Facet joints diseases.
abstract: A review of the normal anatomy, developmental abnormalities, traumas and disorders affecting the facet joints is provided, with a recall of the major imaging modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, ULB, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fumière
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sintzoff
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balériaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed