disc degeneration defined by the above criteria was found to be significantly more severe in these Olympic athletes. Conclusions: Although the study was limited, the results suggest that elite ...

the lower back is capable and prone to developing pain from injury or degenerative changes, some of which include: ...

4 Shenzhen Institute of Tsinghua University, Laboratory of Biomedical Material and Implanted Devices, Shenzhen, China. As a new choice for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease, artificial ...

Adjacent Segment Disease (ASD) and Adjacent Segment Degeneration (ASDeg) are common complications following lumbar fusion surgery ... adjacent intervertebral disc degeneration[1].

Lumbar degenerative diseases encompass various conditions ... It does not address the question of “how severe” the disc herniation and spondylolisthesis subtypes are or provide more precise ...

Recent research has increasingly focused on the morphology of these joints and their relationship with degenerative spinal conditions, such as lumbar disc herniation, degenerative lumbar ...

While degenerative disc disease can begin as early as your 30s or 40s, most people experience it as a slow-progressing condition past those ages. It’s possible to have it without even experiencing any ...

Many conditions can cause pain in the lumbar spine, including lumbar stenosis, fracture, degenerative disc disease, and others. Surgical and non-surgical treatments can help reduce pain and improve ...

From hereon we refer to this reading as the ‘degenerative reading’. On the radiographs, loss of disc height was defined as narrowing of the disc space in comparison with two adjacent (healthy) discs.

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...