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Sociodemographic Influences on Lumbar Disc Degeneration Severity and the Diagnostic Potential of Disc‑CSF Signal Ratio: Insights from a South East Asia Population Study [PDF]

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between lumbar disc degeneration and sociodemographic factors in a Malaysian cohort, focusing on the diagnostic potential of the disc–cerebrospinal fluid signal ratio (DCFR).
Tze Hui Soo, Subapriya Suppiah, Anas Tharek, Tatt Quan Tan, Siti Anisah Koya Asrab Jailani, Adam Adnan   +5 more
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Paraspinal muscle degeneration and regenerative potential in a Murine model of Lumbar Disc Injury

North American Spine Society Journal, 2021
Background Context: The association between low back pain and lumbar disc degeneration is not fully characterized. One potentially overlooked factor of this process is the lumbar multifidus, which plays a role in segmental stabilization and locomotion ...
Michael R. Davies, Gurbani Kaur, Xuhui Liu, Francisco Gomez Alvarado, Prashant Nuthalapati, Mengyao Liu, Agustin Diaz, Jeffrey C. Lotz, Jeannie F. Bailey, Brian T. Feeley   +9 more
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AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS IN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION [PDF]

Coluna/Columna, 2022
Objective: To summarize current trends in the pathogenesis and management of disc degeneration and suggest areas where more research would be of benefit. Methods: The available literature relevant to Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) was reviewed.
Vishal Kumar, Deepak Neradi, Shivam Maheshwari, Guisela Quinteros, Ratko Yurac   +4 more
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The impact and distinction of ‘lipid healthy but obese’ and ‘lipid abnormal but not obese’ phenotypes on lumbar disc degeneration in Chinese

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background Lipid abnormality and obesity have been proposed to be associated with lumbar disc degeneration, but little is known about the effect of ‘lipid healthy but obese’ (LH-O) and ‘lipid abnormal but not obese’ (LA-NO) phenotypes on lumbar disc ...
Sheng Shi, Zhi Zhou, Jun-Jun Liao, Yue-Hua Yang, Jun-Song Wu, Shuang Zheng, Shi-Sheng He   +6 more
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Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Fatty Atrophy and Lumbar Disc Degeneration: Are they Associated in Middle Aged Patients with Low Backache?

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2022
Introduction: Low backache being one of the most common problems faced in the society mainly due to sedentary lifestyle and reduced physical activity which inturn leads to overweight, obesity and atrophy of paraspinal muscles. Disc prolapse is one of the
SC Sanjay, V Ram Sanjith, Harshavardan, Vikyath Satish   +3 more
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The Relationship Between Active and Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke and Severe Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration According to Demographic Data

Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2021
Objective:To investigate the effect of current, former and passive smoking status on degeneration of lumbar intervertebral discs.Method:Three hundred and sixty patients between the ages of 20 and 70 years, who underwent lumbar spinal magnetic resonance ...
Fatma Esra Bahadır Ülger
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Systemic blood plasma CCL5 and CXCL6: Potential biomarkers for human lumbar disc degeneration [PDF]

European Cells & Materials, 2016
Lumbar disc degeneration severity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with low back pain. Pro-inflammatory chemokines CCL5 and CXCL6 are released by induced degenerative discs, and CCL5 has been associated with discogenic back pain.
S Grad, C Bow, J Karppinen, KDK Luk, KMC Cheung, M Alini, D Samartzis   +6 more
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Correlations between the sagittal plane parameters of the spine and pelvis and lumbar disc degeneration

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2018
Background Studies have shown that lumbar disc herniation, degenerative lumbar instability, and other degenerative lumbar spinal diseases are often secondary to disc degeneration.
Xu Wei, Li Gengwu, Chen Chao, Li Yifan, Sang Shang, Hu Ruixi, Ji Yunhan, Zhu Xiaodong, Li Zhikun   +8 more
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The relation between sagittal morphology of the lumbosacral spine and the degree of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020
Objectives: We investigated the relationship between the lumbosacral morphology and degree of intervertebral disc degeneration in a large sample of young patients. In addition, the relation between various morphological parameters (sacral table angle and
Tarkan Ergun, Hatice Lakadamyali, Mehmet Sukru Sahin   +2 more
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Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in collegiate rowers

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2014
The aim of this study was to clarify the prevalence and distribution of disc degeneration in collegiate rowers and investigate the relationship between disc degeneration progression and low back pain (LBP).
Chie Sekine, Kuniaki Hirayama, Osamu Yanagisawa, Yu Okubo, Mika Hangai, Atsushi Imai, Koji Kaneoka   +6 more
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