European Spine Journal September 2014, Volume 23, Issue 9, pp 1825-1829 Date: 13 Mar 2014 Is an annular tear a predictor for accelerated disc degeneration? Nadja A. Farshad-Amacker, Alexander P. Hughes, Alexander Aichmair, Richard J. Herzog, Mazda Farshad Abstract Purpose It is questionable whether an annular tear (AT) is a predictor for accelerated degeneration of […]
Climacteric. 2014 Dec;17(6):700-4. doi: 10.3109/13697137.2014.933409. Epub 2014 Aug 17. Lou C, Chen HL, Feng XZ, Xiang GH, Zhu SP, Tian NF, Jin YL, Fang MQ, Wang C, Xu HZ. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to investigate, in a population of normal postmenopausal women, the association between menopause and severity of lumbar […]
Eur Spine J. 2014 Aug;23(8):1725-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3385-9. Epub 2014 May 28. Lao L, Daubs MD, Scott TP, Phan KH, Wang JC. Abstract PURPOSE: To determine if adding flexion and extension MRI studies to the traditional neutral views would be beneficial in the diagnosis of cervical disc bulges. METHODS: Five hundred patients underwent MRI in neutral, […]
Adolescent cervical disc degeneration in MRI does not predict adult headache or neck pain: A 5-year follow-up of adolescents with and without headache. Laimi K, et al. Cephalalgia. 2014. Abstract AIM: The impact of early degenerative changes of the cervical spine on pain in adulthood is unknown. The objective was to determine whether degeneration in […]
Clin Anat. 2015 Mar;28(2):195-204. doi: 10.1002/ca.22404. Epub 2014 Apr 19. Adams MA Abstract This review suggests why some discs degenerate rather than age normally. Intervertebral discs are avascular pads of fibrocartilage that allow movement between vertebral bodies. Human discs have a low cell density and a limited ability to adapt to mechanical demands. With increasing […]
Spine J. 2014 Mar 1;14(3):469-78. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.11.018. Epub 2013 Nov 19. Tapio Videman Abstract Background context: Many studies have focused on either the intervertebral disc as a culprit in back pain problems, or the vertebral body, but very few studies have examined both structures and their relationship. Purpose: To measure the concordant changes in morphology […]
Billy GG, et al. Show all Journal PM R. 2014 Mar 2. pii: S1934-1482(14)00100-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.02.014. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine what if any changes occur to the lumbar disks in the spine after prolonged sitting with and without intermittent breaks during a 4-hour period. DESIGN: A prospective observational study. SETTING: An […]
Shymon, Stephen J. BA Spine: 01 February 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 3 – p 243–248 Abstract Study Design. This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbar spine’s response to common backpack loads in children with idiopathic low back pain (ILBP) using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Objective. The purpose of […]
Galbusera F, et al. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PURPOSE: Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is associated with various morphological changes of the disc itself and of the adjacent structures, such as reduction of the water content, collapse of the intervertebral space, disruption and tears, and osteophytes. These morphological […]