Facet hypertrophy is when the joints that help articulate the spinal column—called facet joints—become enlarged, resulting in ...

The development of degenerative vertebral slippage usually involves arthritis of the facet joints with loss ... reveals limitation in motion of the lumbar spine, especially during extension ...

[8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip, which is rarely more than a grade I slip. Sagittal orientation of the facet joints and facet tropism ...