Lumbar Spondylosis: Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

lumbar spondylosis, lumbar, spondylosis, spondylosis deformans, bony overgrowths, osteophytes, degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, spondylitis, hypertrophic arthritis, spondylitis of the lumber vertebrae, spondyloarthropathy, Barre-Lieou Syndrome, lumbar osteophytes

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Bruce M Rothschild, MD, Professor of Medicine, The Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine; Director, Arthritis Center of Northeast Ohio; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron
Bruce M Rothschild, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Rheumatology, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Heart Association, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, International Skeletal Society, New York Academy of Sciences, and Sigma Xi
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