Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957;39:933-945.
© 1957 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Intervertebral-Disc Degeneration Considered as a Pressure Atrophy
K. LINDBLOM 1
1 Diagnostic Department of Radiology, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm
Disc degeneration is defined as a pressure atrophy; the premise is set forth that the use of shoe heels is a cause of pressure atrophy of the posterior portions of the lower lumbar intervertebral discs.