Phillips M R, Keagy R D
Cook County Hospital, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 Jun;13(6):676-8.
The purpose of this report is to add five cases of congenitally absent lumbosacral facets with specific computerized axial tomography (CAT) documentation to the literature. This finding is not as uncommon as the literature suggests, and increased awareness of this entity will decrease its misinterpretation as a destructive lesion.