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Abnormal L5 S1 Facet Joint Orientation As A Harbinger Of D Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a common cause of low back pain and resultant disability in the adult population. the causes of degenerative spondylolisthesis are not entirely understood, though a combination of anatomic and lifestyle factors likely contributes to the development of this pathology. here, we report a case of a 38 year old female presenting with low back pain and right lower. Facet tropism, the variation in facet joint orientation in the sagittal plane, has been sparsely studied and is often overlooked in the development of lumbar degenerative pathology . facet tropism in our patient demonstrated a general increase in angulation until an abruptly sagittal facet joint at the l5 s1 level (table 1).

Table 1 From Abnormal L5 S1 Facet Joint Orientation As A Harb Here, we report a case of a 38 year old female presenting with low back pain and right lower extremity radiculopathy, found to have degenerative l5 s1 spondylolisthesis, which we postulate developed in part due to the sagittal orientation of her l5 s1 facet joints bilaterally. Figure 2: an axial (left) and sagittal (right) ct scan of the lumbar spine at the l5 s1 level note the pars defect on the right (red arrow), as well as the sagittal orientation of the l5 s1 facet joint line (blue lines). the facet joint at l5 s1 demonstrated an angle relative to the midsagittal axis of 1.6°, which is substantially. A case of a 38 year old female presenting with low back pain and right lower extremity radiculopathy is reported, found to have degenerative l5 s1 spondylolisthesis, which is postulate developed in part due to the sagittal orientation of her l5 s1 facet joints bilaterally. degenerative spondylolisthesis is a common cause of low back pain and resultant disability in the adult population. the. Compared with l5 s1 level, intervertebral disk herniation at the l4 l5 level tended to occur ipsilateral to the side with a lower facet joint angle when ft was present. view show abstract.