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Review
. 2001 May 15;164(10):1459-68.

Rheumatology: 13. Minimizing disability in patients with low-back pain

P C Wing  1
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Review

Rheumatology: 13. Minimizing disability in patients with low-back pain

P C Wing. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Fig. 1: Cross-sectional appearance of the lumbar disc in youth (left) and in old age (right). Photo by: Dr. Paul Bishop, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre
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Fig. 2: L4–5 degeneration in an active middle-aged runner. A. The lateral radiograph shows L4–5 narrowing and slight retrospondylolisthesis. B. The magnetic resonance image shows effacement and darkening of this disc with annular bulging of the “deflated” disc. C. Instrumented fusion: postoperative lateral radiograph taken in flexion.
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Figure 2. Continued.
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Figure 2. Continued.
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Fig. 3: T1-weighted (left) and T2-weighted (right) images of the lumbosacral spine showing degeneration with loss of disc height at the L5–S1 level, disc signal changes without loss of height at L4–5 and normal disc above this. This image did not alter management.
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Fig. 4: CT scan showing left L5–S1 herniated nucleus pulposus causing S1 root syndrome.
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Comment in

  • Neck pain.
    Etlin D. Etlin D. CMAJ. 2002 Jan 8;166(1):16. CMAJ. 2002. PMID: 11800242 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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