Abstract
The sequelae of disc degeneration remain among the leading causes of functional incapacity in both men and women and are a common source of chronic disability in the working years. A significant portion of the cost of the morbidity associated with neck and back disorders is related to diagnostic testing, mostly medical imaging, the results of which may rightly or wrongly provide the basis for subsequent, more invasive treatments.
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Modic, M.T., Symons, S. (2008). Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. In: Hodler, J., Von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Brain, Head & Neck, Spine. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0840-3_28
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