In 1977, the suspension span had a 3 I. wide slurry seal placed on the edge of the. deck from the pipe curb on both sides of the. bridge. This slurry seal held up well, but was. not in the traffic area so a real test was. not conducted.
Just like the hip and the knee, the facet joints can also become arthritic and painful, and they can be a source of back pain. The pain and discomfort that is caused by degeneration and arthritis of this part of the spine is called facet arthropathy, which simply means a disease or abnormality of the facet joints.he ICD-9 code for lumbar facet arthropathy is 721.3. Lumbar facet  arthropathy is a degenerative condition of the lumbar facet joints  in the spine which shows arthritic ch â¦ anges.
1 doctor agreed: 1  Degenerative: Basically refers to degenerative (aging) changes of the spine. 2  Arthritis : Facet arthropathy is arthritis at multiple levels. 3  Arthritis: Cervical spine refers to the neck.  Facet pain: The facet is the part of the spinous process from the vertbrae that looks liked a clam shell.