Cartilage end-plate rupture of the lumbar vertebrae: report of 7 cases.
The authors report the clinical manifestations, imaging features, surgical approaches and the outcome of 7 cases of cartilage end-plate rupture of the lumber vertebrae, attempting to explore the pathogenesis and describe the clinical and pathological features of the disease. The diagnosis and treatment are also discussed in brief.
Qi
Qiu-Chang
QC
Department of Orthopedics, 535 Hospital of PLA, Huaihua 418008, China.
Zhu
Li-Xin
LX
He
Wen
W
Tan
Cheng-He
CH
Wang
Li-Jun
LJ
Yang
Jun
J
Wang
Mei-Chu
MC
Han
Sai-Ping
SP
Peng
Yong
Y
D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome