The reliability of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging grading of lumbar facet arthropathy in total disc replacement patients

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages

  Stieber, Jonathan ^a   Quirno, Martin ^b   Cunningham, Mary ^b   Errico, Thomas J ^b   Bendo, John A ^b  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Facet arthropathy classification; Inter rater and intrarater reliability; Total disc replacement contraindication

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK ARTHROPATHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT DISEASES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 70449473638     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bda50a     Document Type: Article

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