ABCs of the degenerative spine

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Authors

Sergiy V. Kushchayev · Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Tetiana Glushko · Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Mohamed Jarraya · Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Karl H. Schuleri · Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Mark C. Preul · St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Michael Brooks · Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Oleg M. Teytelboym

Abstract

• The adjacent vertebrae, intervertebral disc, ligaments and facet joints constitute a spinal unit. • Degenerative change is a response to insults, such as mechanical or metabolic injury. • Spine degeneration is a biomechanically related continuum of alterations evolving over time.

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

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Published in: Insights into Imaging

Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 253-274

DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0584-z

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ABCs of the degenerative spine

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