by Man Hon Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 91-111. / ABSTRACT --- p.I / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.V / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.VI / LIST OF TABLES --- p.X / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.XII / Chapter CHAPTER 1 - --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 - --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1. --- "Low back pain and ""Facet joint syndrome""" --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.1. --- Cost of low back pain --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.2. --- Low back pain in industry --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.3. --- Differential diagnosis of low back pain --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1. --- Lumbar facet joint syndrome --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.1. --- Historical review --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2. --- Anatomy of the lumbar facet joint --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.3. --- Functions of facet joint --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.4. --- Pathophysiology and pathology of facet syndrome --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.5. --- Diagnosis of facet syndrome --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.6. --- Treatment of facet syndrome --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.7. --- Prognosis of facet syndrome --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3. --- Articular cartilage of lumbar facet joint --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Function of articular cartilage --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Physical and mechanical properties of articular cartilage --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.3. --- "Morphology of normal, aging and degenerated lumbar facet joint" --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.4. --- The frequency and distribution of osteoarthritis in lumbar facet joint cartilage --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.5. --- "Biochemistry of normal, aging and degenerated articular cartilage" --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 - --- MATERIALS AND METHODS --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1. --- Clinical study --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1.1. --- Patients selection --- p.36 / Chapter 3.1.2. --- Initial assessment --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1.3. --- Reassessment --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1.4. --- Interpretation of the forms for the registration of related symptoms and signs --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.5. --- Specific scoring system --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.6. --- Methods of treatment --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.7. --- Statistical method --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2. --- Cadaveric study of human lumbar facet joint cartilage --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.1. --- Cadavers --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.2. --- Procedures of dissection of the lumbar facet joint and articular cartilage --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.3. --- "Development of ""indices"" for the observation and statistics of the articular cartilage in facet joints" --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.4. --- Biochemical study of normal and degenerated cartilage --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.5. --- Statistical methods --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 - --- RESULTS / Chapter 4.1. --- Clinical study --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- General results of the patients --- p.56 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- "Influence of various variables in predicting the ""Severity score""" --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2. --- Cadaveric study of human lumbar facet joint cartilage --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.1. --- Sex and age --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.2. --- The correlation between gross and histological appearance --- p.66 / Chapter 4.2.3. --- Ostoearthritic changes in the lumbar facet joints cartilage related to other factors --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2.4. --- """GMI"" and water content of the cartilage" --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.5. --- """GMI"" and proteoglycan content of the cartilage" --- p.69 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 - --- DISCUSSION --- p.71 / Chapter APPENDIX 1 - --- Low back pain in Chinese industrial population --- p.79 / Chapter APPENDIX 2 - --- Standardized back clinic assessment sheets --- p.81 / Chapter APPENDIX 3 - --- Enzymatic method for the comparison of extraction of uronic acid from standard chondroitin 6-sulfate --- p.83 / Chapter APPENDIX 4 - --- Stability of standard chondroitin 6-sulfate in various conditions --- p.86 / Chapter APPENDIX 5 - --- "Original data of ""Gross Linear Index"" and ""Histological Linear Index""" --- p.88 / Chapter APPENDIX 6 - --- Original data of water content of various gradings --- p.89 / Chapter APPENDIX 7 - --- Original data of uronic acid content of various gradings --- p.90 / REFERENCES --- p.91
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318569 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Contributors | Man, Hon Ming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 120 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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