Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic and Chronic Low Back Pain Subjects
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Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic and Chronic Low Back Pain Subjects
PURPOSE To examine ligamentum flavum thickness using magnetic resonance (MR) images to evaluate its association with low back pain symptoms, age, gender, lumbar level, and disc characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-three individuals were part of this IRB-approved study: twenty-seven with chronic low back pain, and thirty-six as asymptomatic. All patients underwent MR imaging and comput...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128321