Disc degeneration in Scheuermann disease.

Autor:	Paajanen, Hannu, Alanen, Anu, Erkintalo, Minna, Salminen, Jouko, Katevuo, Kalevi, Paajanen, H, Alanen, A, Erkintalo, M, Salminen, J J, Katevuo, K
Předmět:	SPINAL osteophytosis OSTEOCHONDROSIS INTERVERTEBRAL disk displacement COMPARATIVE studies INTERVERTEBRAL disk LUMBAR vertebrae MAGNETIC resonance imaging RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation RESEARCH THORACIC vertebrae EVALUATION research DIAGNOSIS
Zdroj:	Skeletal Radiology; Nov1989, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p523-526, 4p
Abstrakt:	Comparison of the radiographic signs of Scheuermann disease and the corresponding disc degeneration on thoracolumbar magnetic resonance (MR) images was made in 21 young patients. Marginal sclerosis, Schmorl nodes and narrowed disc spaces, but not irregular or wedge-shaped end-plates, were significantly associated with disc degeneration. Fifty-five percent of the discs in the patients with Scheuermann disease were abnormal on MRI, compared with 10% in asymptomatic controls. Our study confirms that thoracolumbar disc degeneration is enhanced in 20-year-old patients with low back pain who have radiological evidence of Scheuermann disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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