A pilot study of the prevalence of lumbar disc degeneration in elite athletes with lower back pain at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-266

  Ong, A ^a   Anderson, J ^b   Roche, J ^c  

^a SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SACRUM; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAINING;

EID: 0037780826     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.3.263     Document Type: Article

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