Juvenile Disc Degeneration

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Research Article| August 01 2011 Juvenile Disc Degeneration AAP Grand Rounds (2011) 26 (2): 19. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.26-2-19 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Juvenile Disc Degeneration. AAP Grand Rounds August 2011; 26 (2): 19. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.26-2-19 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP News Search Advanced Search Topics: degenerative disc disease, obesity Source: Samartzis D, Karppinen J, Mok F, et al. A population-based study of juvenile disc degeneration and its association with overweight and obesity, low back pain, and diminished functional status. J Bone Joint Surg. 2011: 93A(7); 662– 670; doi: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.01568Google Scholar Investigators from the University of Hong Kong conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence, determinants, and clinical relevance of juvenile disc degeneration (JDD) in individuals without spinal deformity. A convenience sample of adolescents 13 to 20 years old, recruited from the general population, participated in the study. Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRI) were obtained on study participants and evaluated for the presence and extent of disc degeneration as well as other spinal abnormalities. Disc degeneration was defined by the Schneiderman criteria.1 Based on the MRI results, participants were categorized as having JDD... 2011 You do not currently have access to this content.