Vaccum phenomena in the sacroiliac joints and in association with sacral insufficiency fractures: Incidence and significance

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2005-2008

  Peh, Wilfred C G ^a   Ooi, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Low back pain; Osteoporosis; Sacral insufficiency fractures; Sacroiliac joint; Sacrum; Vacuum phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SPINE FRACTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONDYLOSIS; STRESS FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031284672     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199709010-00013     Document Type: Article

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