The distended facet sign: an indicator of position-dependent spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-248

  Ben Galim, Peleg ^a   Reitman, Charles A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distended facet joint; MRI; Myelography; Spinal stenosis; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; POSTURE; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 33847197516     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.06.379     Document Type: Article

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