Prevalence of lumbar facet arthrosis and its relationship to age, sex, and race: An anatomic study of cadaveric specimens

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2058-2062

  Eubanks, Jason David ^a   Lee, Michael J ^b   Cassinelli, Ezequiel ^a   Ahn, Nicholas U ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaveric study; Facet arthrosis; Lumbar spine; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR FACET ARTHROSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE DISEASE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 34548444958     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318145a3a9     Document Type: Article

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