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FACET SYNDROME [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- facet syndrome
1, record 1, English, facet%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- facet joint syndrome 2, record 1, English, facet%20joint%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vertebral osteoarthritis in which the pain is thought to originate from the interarticular facets. 3, record 1, English, - facet%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome des facettes articulaires
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20des%20facettes%20articulaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une infiltration (Xylocaïne, corticoïdes) des facettes articulaires qui servira de test diagnostique et thérapeutique : si cette infiltration élimine la douleur, le syndrome des facettes articulaires peut être affirmé [...] 2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20des%20facettes%20articulaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lumbar extension
1, record 2, English, lumbar%20extension
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lumbar extension was consistently the optimal method for pain reduction in the discogenic patients, whereas lumbar flexion relieved pain for the spondylolisthesis, stenosis and facet syndrome patients. 1, record 2, English, - lumbar%20extension
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- extension lombaire
1, record 2, French, extension%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les effets combinés de la bande thoracique, de la bande pelvienne et du devant du corset formant ensemble trois points d'appui contribuent à restreindre l'extension lombaire. 1, record 2, French, - extension%20lombaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- right lower lumbar facet syndrome 1, record 3, English, right%20lower%20lumbar%20facet%20syndrome
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
facet syndrome : A form of osteo-arthritis in which the articular facets of the spinal vertebrae are mainly affected. 2, record 3, English, - right%20lower%20lumbar%20facet%20syndrome
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Clinical features of patients with pain stemming from the lumbar zygapophysical joints : is the lumbar facet syndrome a clinical entity? [In Spine :(Philadelphia, PA. 1976), 1994, 19(10) 1132-1137, cited in Pascal data base. ] 3, record 3, English, - right%20lower%20lumbar%20facet%20syndrome
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de la facette lombaire droite
1, record 3, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20facette%20lombaire%20droite
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Notre expérience de quatre ans de dénervation percutanée radio-fréquence des facettes articulaires lombaires. (In Lyon Méditerranée médical. Médecine du sud-est, 1994, 30 (5) 1586-1589, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.) 1, record 3, French, - syndrome%20de%20la%20facette%20lombaire%20droite
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-01-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mechanical back syndrome
1, record 4, English, mechanical%20back%20syndrome
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mechanical back pain 2, record 4, English, mechanical%20back%20pain
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is contraindicated in those with disk herniation causing definite anterior root compression or for those with "mechanical back syndrome" due to extensive degeneration, osteophyte formation and facet joint hypertrophy. 1, record 4, English, - mechanical%20back%20syndrome
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vertèbres et moelle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- douleurs lombaires de nature mécanique
1, record 4, French, douleurs%20lombaires%20de%20nature%20m%C3%A9canique
proposal, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
conflit disco-ligamentaire de nature mécanique. 2, record 4, French, - douleurs%20lombaires%20de%20nature%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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