Association of abdominal obesity with lumbar disc degeneration--a magnetic resonance imaging study.

Association of abdominal obesity with lumbar disc degeneration--a magnetic resonance imaging study.

<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate whether midsagittal (abdominal) obesity in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), waist circumference (WC) and body fat percentage are associated with lumbar disc degeneration in early adulthood.<h4>Methods</h4>We obtained the lumbar MRI (1.5-T scanner)...

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Main Authors: Jani Takatalo, Jaro Karppinen, Simo Taimela, Jaakko Niinimäki, Jaana Laitinen, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Dino Samartzis, Raija Korpelainen, Simo Näyhä, Jouko Remes, Osmo Tervonen
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0ec9a2ce00c34efc8a59b46b040477f7
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