The effect of lumbar flexion and extension on disc contour abnormality measured quantitatively on magnetic resonance imaging

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2836-2842

  Parent, Eric C ^a   Videman, Tapio ^a   Battié, Michele C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angle; Disc contour abnormality; Extension; Flexion; Intervertebral disc; MRI; Positional dependence; Quantitative measure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33751095645     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000245834.30646.aa     Document Type: Article

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