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The facet joints glide and allow the spine to move freely with support. Facet arthrosis is degeneration or wear and tear of the facet joints. Severe facet arthrosis would be advanced degeneration, possibly with arthritis or bone spurs. This might cause pain, and/or cause stiffening of the spine, and/or even put pressure on the spinal nerves or thecal sac (which contains the spinal cord). I've put more information in the links below.
Inflammation and degenerative changes to the facet joints may result in pain, loss of motion, and if severe encroachment or pinching of the nerve exiting the spinal column. Causes of facet joint arthropathy include: 1  Degeneration or general wear and tear of the joint, can cause arthritis.2  Disc degeneration may cause loss of height between vertebra, placing a greater compression force on the posterior facet joints.rthritis is described as the wearing, degeneration, or loss of articular cartilage in a joint. The three most common types of joint arthritis are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic arthritis. Arthropathy occurs when arthritis affects the facet joints.