Posterior disk displacement: Morphologic assessment and measurement reliability—lumbar spine

• Published in: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 317 - 326
• Main Authors: Cooley, Jeffrey R., Danielson, Clark D., Schultz, Gary D., Hall, Timothy A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2001
• Subjects: Adult; California; Chiropractic - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - etiology; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - pathology; Intervertebral Disk; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - instrumentation; Male; Manipulation, Spinal - adverse effects; Measurement Reliability; Observer Variation; Radiography; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Washington; Intervertebral Disk; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Measurement Reliability

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging is often used to assess for disk displacement after manipulation, but limited information about the true incidence of iatrogenic herniations exists. To design a study that evaluates for a causal relationship, preliminary data must be obtained relating to the si...