Patterns of thoracic disc degeneration from MRI: Age, gender and spinal level influences

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 269-278

  Tan, Celia I C ^a   Song, Swithin ^b   Edmondston, Stephen J ^a   Singer, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disc degeneration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thoracic discs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; OSTEOPHYTE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD LESION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0035726653     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957701000635     Document Type: Article

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