Lumbar facet joint orientation and osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 421-426

  Linov, Lina ^a   Klindukhov, Alexander ^a   Li, Ling ^b   Kalichman, Leonid ^c  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

facet joints; facet orientation; facet tropism; Lumbar spine; osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TROPISM;

FACET JOINTS; FACET ORIENTATION; FACET TROPISM; LUMBAR SPINE; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 84884999817     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-130401     Document Type: Article

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