Radiographic parameters of segmental instability in lumbar spine using kinetic MRI

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Jang, Se Youn ^a   Kong, Min Ho ^a   Hymanson, Henry J ^b   Jin, Tae Kyung ^c   Song, Kwan Young ^a   Wang, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a Seoul Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Police Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disc degeneration; Facet joint osteoarthritis; Hypertrophy of ligament flavum; MRI; Segmental instability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

EID: 63249125045     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.1.24     Document Type: Article

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