Correlation between sagittal and inclined angles of cervical facet joints and cervical disc herniation: a radiological observational study
Rui Weng, Hao Liu, Dongxin Lin, Haiwei Guo, Ling Mo, Hongjiang Liu, Genfu Zhu, Yikai Li, Caijun Liu, Xuecheng Huang, Zhensong Yao · 2026
Read Correlation between sagittal and inclined angles of cervical facet joints and cervical disc herniation: a radiological observational study by Rui Weng, Hao Liu, Dongxin Lin, Haiwei Guo, Ling Mo, Hongjiang Liu, Genfu Zhu, Yikai Li, Caijun Liu, Xuecheng Huang, Zhensong Yao (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-12883635.txt.
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Rui Weng and ten co-authors measure neck joint angles in people with slipped neck discs, in a study dated 2025 in the text itself. The neck facet joints guide motion between neck bones, and uneven angles have been tied to disc slips. The team measured two angles at three neck levels in two hundred seventy-one patients with a single slipped disc. They compared the values with those of one hundred thirty-two healthy peers of like age and sex.
Patients had a smaller overall neck curve and lower disc height at the sore level. Uneven left-right angles at one mid-neck level stayed linked to slips after strict checks. The second angle ran lower, more level, at two lower levels in patients. The authors say these angle traits may help mark risk and guide prevention. They call for care in reading early, loose results.
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| CREATOR | Rui Weng, Hao Liu, Dongxin Lin, Haiwei Guo, Ling Mo, Hongjiang Liu, Genfu Zhu, Yikai Li, Caijun Liu, Xuecheng Huang, Zhensong Yao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |