Association between computed tomography-evaluated lumbar lordosis and features of spinal degeneration, evaluated in supine position

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 308-315

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a,b   Li, Ling ^b   Hunter, David J ^b,c   Been, Ella ^a,d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Degeneration; Lordosis; Segmental wedging angle; Spine

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LORDOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79953882510     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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