Positional MRI changes in supine versus sitting postures in patients with degenerative lumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 495-500

  Karadimas, Efthimios J ^a,b   Siddiqui, Manal ^a,c   Smith, Francis W ^a   Wardlaw, Douglas ^a  

^a WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royale Retreat ^*  (Greece)

^c Royale Retreat   (India)

Author keywords

Degenerative spine; Lumbar spine kinematics; Positional MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; KINEMATICS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL DISEASES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33749513389     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211213.98070.c2     Document Type: Article

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