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Characterisation of the correlation between standing lordosis and degenerative joint disease in the lower lumbar spine in women and men: a radiographic study

BACKGROUND: Degenerative joint disease (DJD) in the lumbar spine is a common condition that is associated with chronic low back pain. Excessive loading of lumbar joints is a risk factor for DJD. Changes in lumbar lordosis significantly redistribute the forces of weight-bearing on the facet joints an...

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Autores principales: Murray, Kelvin J., Le Grande, Michael R., Ortega de Mues, Arantxa, Azari, Michael F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1696-9