Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine in People without Back Pain
Open Access
- 14 July 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 331 (2) , 69-73
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199407143310201
Abstract
The relation between abnormalities in the lumbar spine and low back pain is controversial. We examined the prevalence of abnormal findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the lumbar spine in people without back pain.Keywords
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