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Discogenic Lumbar Disease

Author(s) -

Brian R. Subach,

Thomas C. Schuler,

Mark R. McLaughlin,

Paul Slosar,

Christopher H. Comey,

Najeeb M. Thomas

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

advances in orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 2090-3472

pISSN - 2090-3464

DOI - 10.1155/2012/351714

Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , degeneration (medical) , disease , surgery , population , pathology , environmental health

The treatment of discogenic lumbar disease is a major challenge faced by physicians throughout the world. This condition affects many patients and will inevitably become more prevalent with a rapidly aging population. Disc degeneration tends to increase rapidly with age so that 10% of 50-year-old and 60% of 70-year-old discs are severely degenerated [1]. The current special issue explores several crucial angles related to the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of discogenic lumbar disease.

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