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.

On the radiographs, loss of disc height was defined as narrowing of the disc space in comparison with two adjacent (healthy) discs. By definition, the lumbar disc spaces ... On radiographs, ...

They noted that the pedicle screw treatment group had a higher rate of fusion than the noninstrumented fusion control group (89.1% versus 70.4 ... degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (Fig. 5).

Sitting for extended periods can lead to serious spinal issues, including degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, and ...

4. Patients with complete imaging data, including lumbar MRI and lateral radiographs ... Cohen's kappa analysis was conducted for pathological changes of the CEPs (0.902), weighted kappa analysis was ...

Of the ex-military parachutists x-rayed, 84·7% had lumbar disc degeneration of all grades of severity, 17·4% had moderate changes, and 10·8% had severe changes. The frequency of moderate and severe ...

Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common ... And if they do, what distinguishes them from spinal tissue? These are among the critical questions Juergen A. Mollenhauer, PhD, raises ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Minna Männikkö, Northern Finland Birth Cohort Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Aapistie 5 / P.O. Box 5000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland; minna.ruddock{at}oulu.fi Background Low ...