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From: Association between non-traumatic vertebral fractures and adjacent discs degeneration: a cross-sectional study and literature review

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Categorization of intervertebral discs (IVDs). IVDs were categorized according to the locations of adjacent vertebral fractures (VFs). The VF-negative (VF-) group was defined as those IVDs having no fracture in an adjacent vertebral body. The VF-positive (VF+) group was defined as those IVDs having a fracture in an adjacent vertebral body. The VF-positive group was further classified into three subgroups: those IVDs superior to the VF (superior), those IVDs inferior to the VF (inferior), and those IVDs located between VFs (bilateral)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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