Trend of the incidence of lumbar disc herniation: decreasing with aging in the elderly

201364 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Zhiyou Cai · Anhui Medical University

Dongyang Ma · Anhui Medical University

Feng Li

Ran Chen

Zejiang Liu · Lu'an First People's Hospital

Zhang Zhi-you

Tan Ma · Lu'an First People's Hospital

Liang Zhang · Lu'an First People's Hospital

Abstract

A decreasing incidence of LDH with aging occurs in the elderly. This investigation indicates that aging is not a contributor to the performance of LDH in the elderly although the incidence of LDH is proportional to age.

Topics & Keywords

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Medical Imaging and Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volume 8, pp. 1047-1047

DOI: 10.2147/cia.s49698

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