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The Diagnosis and Management of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
The clinical presentation of degenerative spondylolisthesis is dependent ... [6] In patients with spondylolisthesis and stenosis of the L4-L5 segment, the L5 nerve root usually is affected.
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A pilot study of the prevalence of lumbar disc degeneration in elite athletes with lower back pain at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.
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Adjacent Segment Disease and Degeneration in Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Recent studies have reported varying incidences of ASD following lumbar fusion surgeries ... and preoperative adjacent intervertebral disc degeneration[1]. Another study focusing on patients ...
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Quantitative Radiologic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Beside them qualitative parameters, e.g., disc protrusion or hypertrophic facet joint degeneration, are used to describe abnormalities in the lumbar spine. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common ...
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FDA grants approval to DiscGenics for Phase III trial of cell therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to DiscGenics for a Phase III clinical trial of its allogeneic injectable disc progenitor cell therapy (IDCT or rebonuputemcel) to ...