Article
Structural vertebral endplate nomenclature and etiology: a study by the ISSLS Spinal Phenotype Focus Group.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Jan 2018
Zehra Uruj, Bow Cora, Lotz Jeffrey C, Williams Frances M K, Rajasekaran S, Karppinen Jaro, Luk Keith D K, C Battiê Michele, Samartzis Dino
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Vertebral endplate abnormalities may be associated with disc degeneration and, perhaps, pain generation. However, consensus definitions for endplate findings on spine MRI do not exist, posing a challenge to compare findings between studies and ethnic groups. The following survey was created to characterize the variability among the global spine community regarding endplate structural findings with...
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