Magnetic resonance imaging of the discs and trunk muscles in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy control subjects

This study aimed to evaluate the lumbar intervertebral discs and the maximum isometric strength and size of the trunk muscles of middle-aged healthy volunteers (60 persons) and low back pain patients (48 persons). Disc degeneration was more frequently seen in the patients than in the healthy volunte...

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