Prevalence and distribution of Schmorl node and endplate signal change, and correlation with disc degeneration in a population-based cohort: the Wakayama Spine Study
Masatoshi Teraguchi, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hiroyuki Oka, Ryohei Kagotani, Keiji Nagata, Yuyu Ishimoto, Sakae Tanaka, Munehito Yoshida, Noriko Yoshimura, Hiroshi Yamada
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCohortMagnetic resonance imagingPopulationIntervertebral discModic changesCorrelationDemographyInternal medicineSurgeryRadiologyPathologyLow back painAlternative medicineSociologyGeometryMathematicsEnvironmental healthSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyScoliosis diagnosis and treatment