unilateral locked facet

Orthopedics A lower cervical spine subluxation and locking at the facet joint caused by falls from steps or stairs or motor vehicle crashes, and due to flexion/rotation forces Imaging Subluxation of superior vertebral body–seen in ±25% on the lateral cervical spine films or is malignment of spinous processes on AP Management Reduction with cervical traction; if facet is fractured, halo; if not, posterior fusion. See Halo. Cf Bilateral locked facets.

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La Marca, and P Park, "Traumatic lateral spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine with a unilateral locked facet: Description of an unusual injury, probable mechanism, and management: Report of two cases," Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, vol.

Traumatic Lumbosacral Dislocation: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management

Management of unilateral locked facet of the cervical spine.

Neurological improvement after cervical traction in patients with cervical spine injury