Disc degeneration and lumbar instability: Magnetic resonance examination of 16 patients
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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678909149300Abstract
Flexion and extension radiographs of 75 young males with low back pain disclosed abnormal segmental motion of the lumbar spine in 16 patients with translational movements in 20 intervertebral segments. These 16 patients were further investigated by magnetic resonance imaging to assess disc degeneration in the unstable segments. On T2-weighted images of the 20 segments, the disc was normal in 13 and degenerated in only 7 patients. Thus, the initial factor in lumbar instability in young patients with low back pain is not always degeneration of the disc.Downloads
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1989-01-01
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Paajanen, H., Erkintalo, M., Dahlström, S., Kuusela, T., Svedström, E., & Kormano, M. (1989). Disc degeneration and lumbar instability: Magnetic resonance examination of 16 patients. Acta Orthopaedica, 60(4), 375–378. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453678909149300
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