Effect of Age and Lordotic Angle on the Level of Lumbar Disc Herniation

It has been previously suggested in the literature that with aging, degenerative changes as well as disc herniation start at the lower lumbar segments, with higher disc involvement observed in an ascending fashion in older age groups. We conducted a study to investigate this correlation between age...

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Main Authors: Ghassan S. Skaf, Chakib M. Ayoub, Nathalie T. Domloj, Massud J. Turbay, Cherine El-Zein, Mukbil H. Hourani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/950576