Intervertebral disc degeneration can predispose to anterior vertebral fractures in the thoracolumbar spine

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1409-1416

  Adams, Michael A ^a   Pollintine, Phillip ^a   Tobias, Jon H ^a   Wakley, Glenn K ^a   Dolan, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Mechanics; Osteoporosis; Senile kyphosis; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KYPHOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CAUSALITY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOLYSIS, ESSENTIAL; POSTURE; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33748077754     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.060609     Document Type: Article

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