Preferred Label : vacuum facet sign;
Definition : Thick, lucent arc seen in a lumbar facet joint on a CT scan. Suggests degenerative
spondylolisthesis; vacuum produced by traction between facets.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35678;
Associated condition(s)
Thick, lucent arc seen in a lumbar facet joint on a CT scan. Suggests degenerative
spondylolisthesis; vacuum produced by traction between facets.
