Postmenopausal Chinese women show accelerated lumbar disc degeneration compared with Chinese men
Background/Objective: Postmenopausal women may have accelerated disc degeneration due to relative oestrogen deficiency. Two new studies supporting this concept were carried out. Methods: Study I: The data were from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (Hong Kong) and Women (Hong Kong) studies. Both wer...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Translation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X15000650 |