Is Greater Lumbar Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Associated with More Disc Degeneration? A Cadaver Study Using Micro-CT and Discography

Is greater lumbar vertebral BMD associat

Is greater lumbar vertebral BMD associated with more disk degeneration? A study using µCT and discography

✍ Yue Wang; Steven K Boyd; Michele C Battié; Yutaka Yasui; Tapio Videman 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 🌐 English ⚖ 171 KB

It is well documented that osteoarthritis is associated with greater BMD in peripheral extremities. Yet the relationship between vertebral BMD and disk degeneration (DD) remains controversial in the lumbar spine, which may be due largely to the inadequacies of BMD and DD measures. Aiming to clarify