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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosurgery. 2012 Nov;71(5):962–970. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31826a88c8

Table 3. Facet joint violation grading scale.

Grade 0 Screw not in facet
Grade 1 Screw in lateral facet but not in facet articulation
Grade 2 Penetration of facet articulation by screw
Grade 3 Screw travels within facet articulation