A longitudinal study for incidence of low back pain and radiological changes of lumbar spine in asymptomatic Japanese military young adults

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 453-458

  Nemoto, Osamu ^a   Kitada, Akira ^a   Naitou, Satoko ^a   Tsuda, Yoshifumi ^a   Matsukawa, Keitarou ^a   Ukegawa, You ^a  

^a Japanese Self Defense Forces Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Low back pain; Military personnel; Vertebral osteophytes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLDIER; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JAPAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; RADIOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880496991     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2488-4     Document Type: Article

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