Cervical paracentral nerve root compression is a condition where one of the nerve roots exiting the neck portion of the spine becomes pinched or squeezed just ...
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Cervical central nerve root compression—often called cervical radiculopathy or a “pinched nerve in the neck”—occurs when one or more of the nerve roots exiting ...
Plate-like osteophytes in the cervical vertebrae are horizontal or slightly curved extensions of new bone—often called bony spurs—that form along the ...
Hooked osteophytes in the cervical spine are curved, hook-shaped bony projections that develop along the margins of the vertebral bodies, most often on the ...
Bridging osteophytes are abnormal bony growths—or “bone spurs”—that form along the anterior (front) margin of adjacent cervical vertebrae, eventually fusing ...
Lateral marginal osteophytes are bony outgrowths—commonly called bone spurs—that form along the outer (lateral) edges of the vertebral bodies in the cervical ...
Posterior marginal osteophytes are bone spurs that develop along the back (posterior) edges of the vertebral bodies in the neck (cervical spine). They form as ...
Anterior marginal osteophytes are bony spurs that form along the front edges of the cervical vertebral bodies as part of age-related and degenerative changes ...
Central osteophytes—commonly called bone spurs—are bony projections that develop along the central (posterior) margins of the vertebral bodies in the neck ...
Periosteal osteophyte formation in the cervical spine refers to the process by which new bony growths (“bone spurs”) develop along the periosteum (the fibrous ...
Marginal osteophytes are bony outgrowths—or “bone spurs”—that form along the edges (margins) of the vertebral bodies in the neck (cervical spine). They develop ...
Osteophytes, commonly known as bone spurs, are small bony growths that form along joint margins in response to mechanical stress or tissue degeneration. In the ...
Claw osteophytes are a special type of bone spur that develop on the front and sides of the cervical (neck) vertebral bodies as a response to disc degeneration ...
Traction osteophytes—commonly called cervical bone spurs—are bony outgrowths that develop at the margins of the cervical vertebral bodies in response to ...
Osteophyte formation in the cervical vertebrae refers to the growth of bony spurs—also called bone spurs—along the margins of the vertebral bodies and facet ...
A C7–T1 spine sprain is an injury to the ligaments that hold the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) and the first thoracic vertebra (T1) together at the ...
A C6–C7 spine sprain is an injury to the ligaments that stabilize the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae in the neck. These ligaments—such as the facet ...
A C5–C6 spine sprain is an injury to the tough bands of tissue (ligaments) that hold together the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae in your neck. Ligaments at ...
A C4–C5 spine sprain occurs when the ligaments that hold together the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae in your neck are stretched beyond their normal limit ...
A C3–C4 cervical spine sprain is an injury to the ligaments that connect the third (C3) and fourth (C4) vertebrae in your neck. Ligaments are strong bands of ...
A C2–C3 spine sprain is an injury to the ligaments that connect the second (C2) and third (C3) cervical vertebrae in your neck. Ligaments are strong bands of ...
A C1–C2 spine sprain, often called an atlantoaxial ligament sprain, occurs when one or more ligaments connecting the first cervical vertebra (atlas) and the ...
Cervical spine sprain—often called a neck sprain or, in the context of high-speed collisions, “whiplash”—is an injury in which one or more ligaments that ...
A facet joint hypertrophied cyst—often called a synovial facet cyst—is a benign, fluid-filled sac that forms when the capsule of a spinal facet joint (the ...
Facet joint cysts—also known as synovial cysts or juxtafacet cysts—are fluid-filled sacs that form from defects in the capsule of the small joints (facet ...
C7–T1 facet joint arthritis, also called cervicothoracic facet arthritis, is a type of joint wear-and-tear that affects the small “hinge” joints linking the ...
C6–C7 facet joint arthritis is a degenerative condition in which the small, paired synovial (facet) joints between the sixth (C6) and seventh (C7) cervical ...
C5–C6 facet joint arthritis is a form of wear-and-tear arthritis affecting the small paired joints that link the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae in the ...
C4–C5 facet joint arthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the small paired joints (zygapophyseal or facet joints) between the fourth (C4) and fifth ...
C3–C4 facet joint arthritis is a form of wear-and-tear inflammation affecting the small paired joints (facet joints) that link the third and fourth cervical ...
C2–C3 facet joint arthritis (also called C2–3 zygapophyseal arthropathy) is a degenerative condition in which the smooth cartilage surfaces of the small ...
C1–C2 facet joint arthritis, also known as atlantoaxial facet arthropathy, is a degenerative condition affecting the small synovial joints that connect the ...
Facet joint arthritis, also called facet arthropathy or zygapophyseal joint osteoarthritis, is a degenerative condition in which the small synovial joints on ...
C7–T1 facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition affecting the small synovial joints (facet joints) that connect the inferior articular process of the ...
C6–C7 facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition in which the paired synovial joints between the inferior articular process of C6 and the superior ...
C5–C6 facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition affecting the small synovial joints (facet or zygapophysial joints) that link the fifth and sixth ...
C4–C5 facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition affecting the small synovial joints located between the articular processes of the fourth and fifth ...
C3–C4 facet joint arthropathy is a form of joint degeneration that affects the tiny joints (called facet joints) linking the third and fourth cervical ...
C2–C3 facet joint arthropathy is a degenerative condition affecting the small synovial joints that connect the second (axis) and third cervical vertebrae. In ...
C1–C2 facet joint arthropathy is a form of osteoarthritis affecting the small, paired synovial joints between the first (atlas) and second (axis) cervical ...
Facet joint arthropathy, sometimes called facet osteoarthritis or facet syndrome, is a degenerative joint condition of the spine’s facet (zygapophyseal) ...
Facet joint tropism refers to an asymmetry in the orientation of the left and right zygapophyseal (facet) joints at a single spinal level. It is usually ...
C7–T1 facet joint osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the small, load-bearing synovial joints (facet or zygapophysial joints) that connect the ...
C6–C7 Facet Joint Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the synovial joints between the inferior articular process of C6 and the superior ...
C5–C6 facet joint osteoarthritis is a wear-and-tear condition affecting the small synovial joints (facet or zygapophyseal joints) that link the fifth (C5) and ...
C4–C5 facet joint osteoarthritis is a form of neck arthritis affecting the paired synovial joints between the fourth (C4) and fifth (C5) cervical vertebrae. In ...
C3–C4 facet joint osteoarthritis is a wear-and-tear arthritis affecting the small synovial joints (also called zygapophyseal or facet joints) that link the ...
C2–C3 facet joint osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the synovial joint between the second cervical vertebra (C2) and the third cervical ...
C1–C2 facet joint osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition affecting the uppermost joints of the spine, located between the first cervical vertebra (atlas) ...
Facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) is a common degenerative condition of the spine’s zygapophysial joints that can cause chronic back or neck pain. Facet joint ...
C7-T1 facet joint syndrome is a painful condition affecting the small synovial joints (facet joints) that connect the seventh cervical (C7) vertebra to the ...
C6–C7 facet joint syndrome is a condition where the small, weight-bearing joints in the lower part of the neck become irritated, inflamed, or damaged. These ...
Facet joint syndrome at the C5–C6 level—often called C5 facet joint syndrome—occurs when the small synovial joints between the inferior articular process of ...
C4–C5 Facet Joint Syndrome is a condition affecting the small joints located between the fourth (C4) and fifth (C5) cervical vertebrae in the neck. These facet ...
C3-C4 facet joint syndrome is a condition affecting the small joints in the neck, leading to pain and reduced mobility. The cervical spine consists of seven ...
C2–C3 facet joint syndrome is a condition affecting the cervical spine, specifically the facet joint between the second (C2) and third (C3) cervical vertebrae. ...
C1-C2 facet joint syndrome is a condition affecting the upper cervical spine, specifically the facet joints between the first (atlas) and second (axis) ...
Cervical Facet Joint Syndrome is a condition where the small joints in the neck, known as facet joints, become inflamed or degenerate, leading to neck pain and ...
Cervical facet syndrome (also called cervical facet joint syndrome) is a condition in which one or more of the small joints connecting the back of the neck’s ...
C7–T1 Discogenic Pain Syndrome is a condition in which the intervertebral disc between the seventh cervical (C7) and first thoracic (T1) vertebrae becomes the ...
Discogenic pain at the C6–C7 level arises when the intervertebral disc between the 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae becomes a primary source of neck pain. Unlike ...
C5–C6 discogenic pain syndrome is a type of neck pain originating from degenerative or structural changes in the intervertebral disc between the fifth and ...
C4–C5 discogenic pain syndrome refers to neck pain originating from intervertebral disc degeneration or injury specifically at the disc between the fourth (C4) ...
C3–C4 discogenic pain syndrome refers to pain originating from degenerative or structural changes in the intervertebral disc located between the third and ...
C2–C3 discogenic pain syndrome is neck pain originating from degeneration or injury of the intervertebral disc located between the second (axis) and third ...
C1–C2 discogenic pain syndrome is neck pain arising directly from degenerative or injurious changes in the intervertebral disc between the first (atlas) and ...
Cervical discogenic pain syndrome is a type of chronic neck pain that originates from damaged or degenerative intervertebral discs in the cervical spine (neck ...
C7–T1 radiculopathy occurs when the nerve roots at the cervicothoracic junction (the transition between the neck’s C7 vertebra and the upper back’s T1 ...
Cervical radiculopathy at the C6–C7 level occurs when the nerve root exiting between the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae is compressed or irritated, ...
C5–C6 radiculopathy is a type of cervical radiculopathy in which the nerve roots exiting the spinal canal between the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae (C5 ...
C4–C5 radiculopathy is a condition in which the nerve root exiting between the fourth (C4) and fifth (C5) cervical vertebrae becomes compressed or irritated. ...
C3–C4 radiculopathy is a condition in which the nerve roots exiting between the third (C3) and fourth (C4) cervical vertebrae become irritated or compressed. ...
C2–C3 radiculopathy occurs when the nerve roots that exit between the second and third cervical vertebrae (C2 and C3) become irritated or compressed. This can ...
C7–T1 nerve root compression, often termed cervicothoracic radiculopathy, occurs when the spinal nerve exiting between the seventh cervical (C7) and first ...
C6–C7 nerve root compression, often called C7 radiculopathy, happens when the nerve that exits the spinal cord between the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae ...
C5–C6 nerve root compression, often called C5–C6 cervical radiculopathy or a “pinched nerve,” happens when the nerve root exiting between the fifth (C5) and ...
C4–C5 nerve root compression, also known as C5 radiculopathy, occurs when the nerve root that exits the spinal canal between the fourth (C4) and fifth (C5) ...
C3–C4 nerve root compression refers to the pinching or irritation of the third and fourth cervical spinal nerve roots as they exit the spinal canal between the ...
Compression of the C2 and C3 nerve roots occurs when pressure or irritation affects the second and third cervical spinal nerves as they exit the spinal canal ...
Cervical Transverse Nerve Root Compression at C7–T1 (often presenting as C8 radiculopathy) occurs when the nerve root emerging between the seventh cervical ...
Cervical nerve root compression at C6–C7—often called a C7 radiculopathy—is a condition in which the C7 spinal nerve root is pinched as it exits the spinal ...
Cervical transverse nerve root compression at the C5–C6 level is a specific form of cervical radiculopathy in which the C6 spinal nerve root becomes pinched or ...
Cervical transverse nerve root compression at C4–C5, often called C5 radiculopathy, occurs when the nerve fibers exiting the spinal cord between the fourth ...
Compression of the C3–C4 nerve root, also called cervical transverse nerve root compression at C3-C4, occurs when the spinal nerve root exiting between the ...
Cervical C2–C3 nerve root compression, often called upper cervical radiculopathy, happens when the spinal nerve roots exiting between the C2 and C3 vertebrae ...
Cervical transverse nerve root compression at the atlas (C1) and axis (C2) refers to the pinching or irritation of the first and second cervical spinal nerve ...
Cervical Transverse Nerve Root Compression—often called cervical radiculopathy or a “pinched nerve in the neck”—occurs when one or more nerve roots exiting the ...
A cervical annulus fibrosus tear is a small crack or split in the annulus fibrosus—the tough, ring-like outer portion of an intervertebral disc—in the neck ...
An extraligamentous cervical annular tear is a type of injury to the annulus fibrosus (the tough outer ring) of an intervertebral disc in the neck (cervical ...
Transligamentous cervical annular tears are a specific type of injury to the annulus fibrosus—the tough, fibrous outer ring of the intervertebral disc in the ...
A free fragment cervical annular tear is a specific type of injury to the cervical intervertebral disc in the neck. In this condition, a tear (fissure) ...
Subligamentous cervical annular tears are cracks or fissures in the annulus fibrosus (the tough outer ring) of a cervical intervertebral disc that extend ...
A subarticular cervical annular tear is a specific type of intervertebral disc lesion in the neck where the tough, outer ring of the disc (the annulus ...
An extradural cervical annular tear is a crack or fissure in the annulus fibrosus – the tough outer ring of a cervical intervertebral disc – which extends into ...
An intradural cervical annular tear is a specific type of spinal disc injury occurring in the neck (cervical spine) whereby the tough outer ring of the ...
A traumatic cervical annular tear is a tear or fissure in the annulus fibrosus—the tough, outer ring of a cervical (neck) intervertebral disc—caused by a ...
Degenerative cervical annular tears are cracks or splits in the tough outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of the discs between your neck (cervical) vertebrae. Over ...
A diffuse cervical annular tear is an extensive disruption of the annulus fibrosus—the tough, outer ring of a cervical intervertebral disc—affecting multiple ...
A non-contained cervical annular tear is a tear in the fibrous outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of a neck (cervical) disc that allows inner disc material to leak ...
A contained cervical annular tear is a fissure or crack in one or more layers of the annulus fibrosus of a cervical intervertebral disc (C2–3 through C6–7), in ...
A paramedian cervical annular tear is a crack or tear in the outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disc in the neck region (cervical spine), ...
Posterolateral cervical annular tears are small cracks or fissures in the tough outer ring of a cervical intervertebral disc (the annulus fibrosus) located ...
A lateral recess cervical annular tear is a specific type of intervertebral disc injury in the neck where one or more layers of the annulus fibrosus (the tough ...
Asymmetric cervical annular tears are focal separations or fissures in the tough outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of the intervertebral discs in the neck ...
Focal cervical annular tears are localized splits or fissures in the annulus fibrosus—the tough, outer ring of one of the intervertebral discs in the neck ...
A circumferential cervical annular tear is a specific type of injury to the fibrous outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disc in the neck ...
An extraforaminal cervical annular tear is a split or fissure in the tough outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of a cervical intervertebral disc that extends ...
A superiorly migrated cervical annular tear is a type of disc injury in the neck where one or more layers of the annulus fibrosus (the tough outer ring of a ...
Superior cervical annular tears occur when the tough, outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of a neck (cervical) intervertebral disc develops a crack or separation in ...
A migrated cervical annular tear is a specific type of injury to the intervertebral discs in your neck (cervical spine). In a healthy disc, the annulus ...
A distal extraforaminal cervical annular tear is a crack or fissure in the outer ring (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disc in the neck. It occurs ...
Proximal extraforaminal cervical annular tears are cracks or fissures in the outer ring of a cervical intervertebral disc (the annulus fibrosus) located just ...
