Prevalence and frequency of subchondral bone marrow edema in the lumbar facet joints of asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals

ConclusionDespite the higher prevalence and frequency of the BME signal in facet joints of low back pain patients compared to that in healthy subjects, the signal was found to be associated with the severity of the patients ’ osteoarthritis and not with their low back pain status.
Source: Skeletal Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research