title: Lumbar discogenic disease: why the elderly are more vulnerable.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001835:Body Weight; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications; D008141:Lordosis / Q000150:complications; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000294:innervation; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D011247:Pregnancy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases; D013577:Syndrome