Is Facet Tropism Associated with Increased Risk of Disc Herniation in the Lumbar Spine?

Study Design Retrospective case control study. Purpose In current study, we compared the incidence of facet tropism (FT) in patients with lumbar disc herniation and normal controls. Overview of Literature It has been suggested that FT can be associated with increased risk of lumbar disc herniation....

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Main Authors: Hassan Ghandhari, Ebrahim Ameri, Habib Hasani, Mir Bahram Safari, Ali Tabrizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2018-06-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-12-3-428.pdf