Facet Angles in Lumbar Disc Herniation: Their Relation to Anthropometric Features

2004117 citationsJournal Article

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İlhan Karacan · Bezmialem Foundation University Medical Faculty Hospital

Teoman Aydın

Abstract

This study revealed that patients with lumbar disc herniation had the asymmetry and sagittalization of facet joints, and these alterations were more evident in the taller patients.

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

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Published in: Spine

Volume 29, Issue 10, pp. 1132-1136

DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200405150-00016

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Facet Angles in Lumbar Disc Herniation: Their Relation to Anthropometric Features

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