The Medical clinics of North America
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Med. Clin. North Am. · Nov 1984
ReviewThe low back pain syndrome. Diagnostic impact of high-resolution computed tomography.
This article focuses on low back pain which is directly related to the spinal axis and its supporting structures (spondylogenic back pain). This type of back pain is particularly prominent in our society, is frequently managed surgically, and has benefited from most advanced diagnostic imaging with computed tomography.