Degenerative joint disease of the spine.
Degenerative changes are the manifestations of metabolic disturbances in the matrix of intervertebral disks and zygapophysial joints. Genetic factors and physical loading contribute, but the strongest correlation is with age. Degenerative changes lack any significant correlation with spinal pain. Therefore, they do not constitute a diagnosis. Internal disk disruption is a distinctive condition that is independent of degeneration and age. Its biophysical and morphologic features correlate with back pain, as do its manifestations on magnetic resonance imaging.
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia. vickin.caesar@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint