Pars interarticularis
The pars interarticularis, or pars for short, is the part of a vertebra located between the inferior and superior articular processes of the facet joint.[1][2]
In the
.On an anterior oblique
lumbar spine, the pars is the neck of the imaginary Scottie dog; the Scottie dog's eye is the pedicle,[3] its hindlegs the spinous process, its nose the transverse process, its ear the superior articular facet and its forelegs the inferior articular facet.[4]
Stress fractures of the pars interarticularis are known to be associated with playing sports such as volleyball, although the mechanism is somewhat unclear.[5] Patients with spina bifida occulta have an increased risk for spondylolysis.[6]
See also
- Terms for anatomical location
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-544-18897-6.
- ^ Mansfield, J. T.; Wroten, Michael (2023). "Pars Interarticularis Defect". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- PMID 6752854.
- ^ Capobianco JD. OMM Board Review. Available at: www.md-do.org. Accessed on April 9, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for Stress Fractures at eMedicine
- ^ Physical Spondylolysis Imaging at eMedicine
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