Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition in degenerate lumbar discs

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-49

  Berlemann, U ^a   Gries, N C ^b   Moore, R J ^b   Fraser, R D ^c   Vernon Roberts, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition; Degeneration; Histology; Lumbar disc

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031929401     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050026     Document Type: Article

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