Amonoo-Kuofi H S
Department of Anatomy (28), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Anat. 1991 Apr;175:159-68.
Changes in the heights and anteroposterior diameters of human lumbar intervertebral discs have been studied by means of measurements from radiographs. The results confirm previous reports that there is overall increase in the various dimensions of the disc with age. Growth of the discs apparently does not follow a linear pattern. There are alternating periods of overgrowth and thinning. After the 5th decade of life there is an appreciable decline of disc height. The significance of the findings is discussed.
通过对X光片进行测量,研究了人类腰椎间盘高度和前后径的变化。结果证实了先前的报道,即椎间盘的各个维度会随着年龄增长而总体增加。椎间盘的生长显然并非呈线性模式。存在过度生长和变薄的交替阶段。在生命的第五个十年之后,椎间盘高度会有明显下降。对这些发现的意义进行了讨论。