Lumbar spine Schmorl's nodes; prevalence in adults with back pain, and their relation to vertebral endplate degeneration
Abstract Background In 1927, Schmorl described a focal herniation of disc material into the adjacent vertebral body through a defect in the endplate, named as Schmorl’s node (SN). The aim of the study is to reveal the prevalence and distribution of Schmorl’s nodes (SNs) in the lumbar spine and their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-019-0069-9 |