Detailed pathological changes of human lumbar facet joints L1-L5 in elderly individuals

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-315

  Tischer, Thomas ^a   Aktas, Thomas ^a   Milz, Stefan ^a   Putz, Reinhard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degenerative changes; Facet joints; Lumbar spine; Segmental motion; Zygapophysial joints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE ATROPHY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CAPSULE; JOINT CAVITY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TOPOGRAPHY; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT DISEASES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33644653573     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0958-7     Document Type: Article

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