title: Point of view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kuniyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abumi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011312:Pressure; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors