The influence of facet tropism on herniation of the lumbar disc in adolescents and adults

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 520-523

  Lee, D Y ^a   Ahn, Y ^a   Lee, S H ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SACRUM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33646166546     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B4.16996     Document Type: Article

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