Lumbar spine MRI in upright position for diagnosing acute and chronic low back pain: statistical analysis of morphological changes.

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Published in J Orthop Traumatol on September 16, 2012

Authors

Umberto Tarantino1, Ezio Fanucci, Riccardo Iundusi, Monica Celi, Simone Altobelli, Elena Gasbarra, Giovanni Simonetti, Guglielmo Manenti

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinico Tor Vergata Foundation, V.le Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.

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