Thickening of spine ligamentum flavum and facet tropism

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the thickening of the ligamentum flavum (LF) and its correlation with facet tropism and its severity at different levels of the spine. METHOD: This retrospective study was performed with patients with chronic back pain consecutively admitted to a specialized spi...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Appolonio, Thiago Mattar, Alexandre Barros Costa, Edgar Santiago Valesin Filho, Luciano Miller Reis Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2014-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100039&lng=en&tlng=en