The relationship of facet tropism to lumbar disc herniation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1337-1341

  Kunakornsawat, Sombat ^a   Ngamlamaidt, Kitipod ^b   Tungsiripat, Rachata ^a   Prasartritha, Thavat ^a  

^a LERDSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b Somdej Prapinklao Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Facet tropism; Lumbar disc herniation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; TROPISM; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 34548522707     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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