Severe Disc degeneration is associated with lower caudal subendplate hounsfield unit values in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord · 2026 · PMC13274151 · PMID 42057061

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Moreover, the Pfirrmann grades showed an increasing trend with age in all lumbar discs, especially in the L1-L2, L2-L3, and L3-L4 segments.

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