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2962615

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Disc dimensions and lengths of spondylophytes in the thoracolumbar junctional region (T 10-L 1) of 37 male cadaveric spines were measured from conventional radiographs. The disc degeneration was assessed by discography. The surface areas of the spondylophytes at vertebral body margins were recorded directly from the bones of 24 of the spines. Disc degeneration and the largest spondylophytes at corresponding levels measured from radiographs were related at T10-11 and at T11-12 (r = 0.41 and r = 0.43; p less than 0.01), but not at T12-L1 (r = 0.14). In the individual discs, however, only large spondylophytes in radiographs (actual length over 4 mm) were related to signs of disc degeneration. In addition, 'traction spurs' and Scheuermann's changes were more often associated with severe disc degeneration than 'claw-type' spondylophytes. The intervertebral disc space height correlated poorly with disc degeneration except, to some extent, at T11-12. Thus, the assessment of disc degeneration from conventional radiographs seems unreliable at this region of the spine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-1851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
755-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Disc degeneration in the thoracolumbar junctional region. Evaluation by radiography and discography in autopsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article