Morphometry of the lumbar zygapophyseal facet capsule and cartilage with special reference to degenerative osteoarthritic changes: An anatomical study using fresh cadavers of elderly Japanese and Korean subjects

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-477

  Tanno, Iwao ^a   Murakami, Gen ^a   Oguma, Hiroshi ^a   Sato, Shu Ichi ^b   Lee, U Young ^c   Han, Seung Ho ^c   Yamashita, Toshihiko ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Aomori Prefectural Department of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

^c The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Degenerative osteoarthritis; Joint cartilage; Lumbar facet capsule; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOINT CAPSULE; KOREA; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 6944225172     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0807-2     Document Type: Article

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