Back pain and radiological changes in the thoraco-lumbar spine of athletes. A long-term follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-109

  Lundin, Olof ^a   Hellstrom M ^a   Nilsson, I ^a   Sward L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disc degeneration; Intervertebral discs; Radiology; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPORT INJURY; TIME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035320520     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2001.011002103.x     Document Type: Article

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