Stepwise reduction of bony density in patients induces a higher risk of annular tears by deteriorating the local biomechanical environment
Zhipeng Xi, Yimin Xie, Shenglu Sun, Nan Wang, Shuang Chen, Xiong Kang, Jingchi Li
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTearsContext (archaeology)LumbarHounsfield scaleReduction (mathematics)Annulus (botany)OrthodonticsSurgeryComputed tomographyGeometryPaleontologyBiologyMathematicsBotanySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologySpondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsScoliosis diagnosis and treatment