... features,i.e.completelossofarticularcartilage,cysts and pseudocysts in the bone, dense bone sclerosis, and large osteophyteformation. Of note, spontaneous fusion of the facet joints is very rare in theabsence of ... true incidence of symptomatic alterations of the motion segment.The natural history of LBPis benignThe natural history of LBP related to degenerative lumbar spondylosis isbenign and self-limiting. ... prerequisite for normal spinal function is the coordinated interplay of the spi-nal components, i.e.:intervertebral discfacet joints and capsules spinal ligaments spinal muscles (extrinsic,...