Determinants of lumbar artery occlusion among patients with sciatica: A three-year follow-up with magnetic resonance angiography

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 664-670

  Karppinen, Jaro ^a,b,c   Kurunlahti, Mauno ^b   Taimela, Simo ^d   Haapea, Marianne ^b   Vanharanta, Heikki ^e   Tervonen, Osmo ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d DBC International   (Finland)

^e CHAPEL ALLERTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stenosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Magnetic resonance imaging; Risk factors; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCIATICA;

EID: 26244436317     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0860-8     Document Type: Article

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