Fletcher G, Haughton V M, Ho K C, Yu S W
Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee 53226.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1990 Jan-Feb;11(1):27-30.
The cervical facet joints of 20 cadavers were studied systematically with MR, CT, cryomicrotomy, and histologic sections to determine the anatomic changes that occur with age. Uniform layers of cartilage and subarticular cortical bone characterize the cervical facet joints in cadavers under 20 years of age. Most adult cervical facet joints have only a discolored or microscopically thin layer of cartilage and have irregularly thickened subarticular cortical bone. The appearance of the cervical facet joints changes significantly with aging.
对20具尸体的颈椎小关节进行了系统的磁共振成像（MR）、计算机断层扫描（CT）、冷冻切片术和组织学切片研究，以确定随年龄增长而发生的解剖学变化。20岁以下尸体的颈椎小关节具有均匀的软骨层和关节下皮质骨。大多数成人颈椎小关节只有变色或显微镜下薄的软骨层，且关节下皮质骨不规则增厚。颈椎小关节的外观随年龄增长而发生显著变化。
