Which Portion in a Facet is Specifically Affected by Articular Cartilage Degeneration with Aging in the Human Lumbar Zygapophysial Joint?

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Tanno, Iwao ^a   Oguma, Hiroshi ^a   Murakami, Gen ^a   Sato, Shu Ichi ^b   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AOMORI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Degenerative changes; Facet; Lumbar zygapophysial joints

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; SPINE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT; AGED; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0038448034     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.80.29     Document Type: Article

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