Effect of aging and degeneraton on disc volume and shape: A quantitative study in asymptomatic volunteers

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1086-1094

  Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Metzdorf, Alexander ^b   Elfering, Achim ^c   Hodler, Juerg ^a   Boos, Norbert ^b  

^a Orthopedic University Hospital   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Degeneration; Disc shape; Disc volume; Intervertebral disc; Quantitative MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTEER; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744477625     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20113     Document Type: Article

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