Discographic, MRI and psychosocial determinants of low back pain disability and remission: A prospective study in subjects with benign persistent back pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-35

  Carragee, Eugene J ^a   Alamin, Todd F ^a   Miller, Jonothan L ^a   Carragee, John M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annular fissure; Back pain; Degenerative disc; Discography; MRI; Psychological distress; Smoking; Spine trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISKOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; REMISSION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12144250624     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.05.250     Document Type: Article

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