Conflicting evidence exists to what extent manual material handling (MMH) causes lumbar disc disease, lack of evidence exist that this effect takes place especially at L5-S1 level, where the greatest moment occurs. The aim was to assess if lumbar vertebral body and disc changes are more common in people whose job involves significant MMH and, if so, to evaluate if lumbar vertebral body and disc changes are more prevalent in the lower part of the lumbar spine (L4-L5 and L5-S1).

Is age more than manual material handling associated with lumbar vertebral body and disc changes? A cross-sectional multicentre MRI study / Violante, Francesco S; Zompatori, Maurizio; Lovreglio, Piero; Apostoli, Pietro; Marinelli, Francesco; Bonfiglioli, Roberta. - In: BMJ OPEN. - ISSN 2044-6055. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:9(2019), pp. e029657.1-e029657.12. [10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029657]

Is age more than manual material handling associated with lumbar vertebral body and disc changes? A cross-sectional multicentre MRI study

Violante, Francesco S;Zompatori, Maurizio;Marinelli, Francesco;Bonfiglioli, Roberta
2019

Abstract

Conflicting evidence exists to what extent manual material handling (MMH) causes lumbar disc disease, lack of evidence exist that this effect takes place especially at L5-S1 level, where the greatest moment occurs. The aim was to assess if lumbar vertebral body and disc changes are more common in people whose job involves significant MMH and, if so, to evaluate if lumbar vertebral body and disc changes are more prevalent in the lower part of the lumbar spine (L4-L5 and L5-S1).
2019
Is age more than manual material handling associated with lumbar vertebral body and disc changes? A cross-sectional multicentre MRI study / Violante, Francesco S; Zompatori, Maurizio; Lovreglio, Piero; Apostoli, Pietro; Marinelli, Francesco; Bonfiglioli, Roberta. - In: BMJ OPEN. - ISSN 2044-6055. - ELETTRONICO. - 9:9(2019), pp. e029657.1-e029657.12. [10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029657]
Violante, Francesco S; Zompatori, Maurizio; Lovreglio, Piero; Apostoli, Pietro; Marinelli, Francesco; Bonfiglioli, Roberta
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