Degenerative and traumatic changes in the lower cervical spine facet joints

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Uhrenholt, L ^a,b,c   Hauge, E ^c   Charles, A Vesterby ^a,c   Gregersen, M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NORDIC INSTITUTE OF CHIROPRACTIC AND CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE; CARTILAGE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHONDROPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE INJURY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEX FACTORS; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 52949129393     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740801998770     Document Type: Article

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