Synovial Cysts of the Lumbar Facet Joints in a Symptomatic Population: Prevalence on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 874-878

  Doyle, Anthony J ^a   Merrilees, Mervyn ^b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyst; Degeneration; Joint; MRI; Osteoarthritis; Synovium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVIAL CYST; SYNOVIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYNOVIAL CYST; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 1842682830     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200404150-00010     Document Type: Article

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