Computed tomography-evaluated features of spinal degeneration: prevalence, intercorrelation, and association with self-reported low back pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-208

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

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Degeneration; Low back pain; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 77649187516     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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