Association of modic changes, Schmorl's nodes, spondylolytic defects, high-intensity zone lesions, disc herniations, and radial tears with low back symptom severity among young Finnish adults.
Study Design: A cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study. Objective: We investigated the association among Modic changes, Schmorl's nodes, spondylolytic defects, high-intensity zone lesions, radial tears, herniations, and low back symptom severity. Summary Of Background Data: Disc dege...
| Published in: | Spine (03622436) Vol. 37; no. 14; pp. 1231 - 1240 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
6/15/2012
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