Facet Effusion-Incorporating Grading System: A Modified Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Classification That Enhances Surgical Prognostication in Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis
The Facet Effusion-Incorporating Grading System, which adds excessive facet joint effusion to the conventional MRI grading framework, demonstrated improved predictive value for surgical treatment and better discriminatory ability compared with the original system.
Authors
- Sung Taeck Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8403-814X)
- Dong-Ho Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-0150)
- JunYeop Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-7959)
- Hyoungmin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4500-9653)
- Seonpyo Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0973-6276)
- Sam Yeol Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4152-687X)
- Bong‐Soon Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8992-2559)
- Jae Hun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-6457)
Institutions
- Samsung Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4055/cios24494
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00