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KMID : 1155620130080020079
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
2013 Volume.8 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.86
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The relationship between Width of Lumbar Disc Space and Severity of Herniated Intervertebral Disc in Patients Diagnosis Disc space narrowing
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Lee Kap-Soo
Kim Won-Woo
Seong Ik-Hyun
Cho Chang-Young
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to suggest (diagnostic) criteria for lumbar disc space and see the correlation between lumbar disc space narrowing and the level of HIVD.
Methods : We looked at the 113 patients diagnosed disc space narrowing with lumbar x-ray and MRI films who have visited Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine with low back pain in October,2013. The width of lumbar disc space and the severity of Herniated Intervertebral Disc(HIVD) on MRI films were collected and stastically analyzed using one-way ANOVA.
Results : In this study, measured value(%) for lumbar disc space of the group diagnosed serious HIVD, such as protrusion, extrusion and migration was significantly decresed compared to the normal group and the bulging group.
Conclusion : There was a significant correlation between lumbar disc space narrowing and the level of HIVD.
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KEYWORD
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disc space narowing, Herniated Intervertebral Disc, criteria for disease
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