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The relationship between facet joint osteoarthritis and disc degeneration of the lumbar spine: an MRI study

Atsushi Fujiwara, Kazuya Tamai, Minoru Yamato, Howard S. An, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koichi Saotome, Akira Kurihashi

European Spine Journal · 1999 · 443 citations · 33 references

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Abnormal Magnetic-Resonance Scans of the Lumbar Spine in Asymptomatic Subjects

Scott D. Boden, Thomas S. Dina, Nicholas J. Patronas et al. · 1990 · 777 citations

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Instability of the Lumbar Spine

W. H. Kirkaldy-Willis, H. F. Farfan · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1982 · 754 citations

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Lumbar disc degeneration: correlation with age, sex, and spine level in 600 autopsy specimens.

James A. Miller, C. Schmatz, Albert B. Schultz · PubMed · 1988 · 567 citations

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Osteo-arthrosis and Disk Degeneration in an Urban Population

Jan Kellgren, J. S. Lawrence · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 1958 · 474 citations · Full text

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Discs Degenerate Before Facets

David William. Butler, Jordan Trafimow, Gunnar B. J. Andersson et al. · Spine · 1990 · 403 citations

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