Is intrinsic lumbar spine shape associated with lumbar disc degeneration? An exploratory study.

Janet A DeaneAnastasia V PavlovaAdrian K P LimJennifer S GregoryRichard M AspdenAlison H McGregor

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)

This exploratory study provides new evidence that intrinsic shape phenotypes are associated with LDD and quality of life in patients. Longitudinal studies are required to establish the potential role of these risk or prognostic shape phenotypes.

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case control