Association between disc degeneration and degenerative spondylolisthesis? Pilot study

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-25

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a   Hunter, David J ^b   Kim, David H ^b   Guermazi, Ali ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 63849107438     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2009-0211     Document Type: Article

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