Characterization of Individuals with Sacroiliac Joint Bridging in a Skeletal Population: Analysis of Degenerative Changes in Spinal Vertebrae

The aim of this study was to characterize the individuals with sacroiliac joint bridging (SIB) by analyzing the degenerative changes in their whole vertebral column and comparing them with the controls. A total of 291 modern Japanese male skeletons, with an average age at death of 60.8 years, were e...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Imamura, Kazunobu Saiki, Keishi Okamoto, Junichiro Maeda, Hiroaki Matsuo, Tetsuaki Wakebe, Keiko Ogami, Yoshitaka Manabe, Hironobu Koseki, Masato Tomita, Atsushi Tagami, Makoto Osaki, Hiroyuki Shindo, Toshiyuki Tsurumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/879645