The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 200-208, March 2010

Computed tomography–evaluated features of spinal degeneration: prevalence, intercorrelation, and association with self-reported low back pain

  • Leonid Kalichman, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
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  • David H. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, MA 02120, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, MA 02120, USA
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  • Ling Li, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, MA 02120, USA
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  • Ali Guermazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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  • David J. Hunter, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    • Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave., Boston, MA 02120, USA

Received 4 April 2009; received in revised form 21 August 2009; accepted 28 October 2009. published online 14 December 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: LK (research support, Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Grant); DHK (consulting fees, Medtronic, DePuy, Stryker, Zimmer, Synthes; research support, New England Baptist Hospital); AG (stock ownership, Synarc; President, BICL, LLC); DJH (research support, Donjoy, Wyeth, Merck, Pfize, Stryke).

 Supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study contract (No. N01-HC-25195) for the recruitment, enrollment, and examination of the Offspring and Third Generation cohorts and the imaging by computed tomography scan.

PII: S1529-9430(09)01060-2

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.10.018

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 200-208, March 2010

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