The correlation between exaggerated fluid in lumbar facet joints and degenerative spondylolisthesis: Prospective study of 52 patients

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-91

  Caterini, R ^a   Mancini, F ^a   Bisicchia, S ^a   Maglione, P ^a   Farsetti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facet degeneration; Facet fluid; Instability; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR FACET JOINT; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 79958116747     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: 15909999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-011-0141-3     Document Type: Review

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