Vertebral Forward Slippage in Immature Lumbar Spine Occurs Following Epiphyseal Separation and Its Occurrence Is Unrelated to Disc Degeneration

Koichi Sairyo, Shinsuke Katoh, Tadanori Sakamaki, Megumi Inoue, Shinji Komatsubara, Takayuki Ogawa, Toshiaki Sano, Vijay K. Goel, Natsuo Yasui

Spine · 2004 · 33 citations · 15 references

Abstract

The findings of this study support the hypothesis that vertebral forward slippage of the immature spine occurs following epiphyseal separation and its occurrence is unrelated to disc degeneration.

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