Comparison of facet joint degeneration in firefighters and hospital office workers

Comparison of facet joint degeneration in firefighters and hospital office workers

Abstract Background There are few published studies on the relationship between occupational lumbar load and facet joint degeneration (FJD). This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the effect of physical lumbar load on FJD by comparing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of firefi...

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Main Authors: Dong Hyun Kim, Yon Soo An, Hyung Doo Kim, Kyoung Sook Jeong, Yeon-Soon Ahn, Kun-Hyung Kim, Youngki Kim, Han-Soo Song, Chul-Gab Lee, Young-Jun Kwon, Jin-Ha Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2017-06-01
Series:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
Firefighters
Facet joint degeneration
Low back pain
Physically demanding job
Lumbar burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40557-017-0180-1

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