Degenerative disc disease in childhood and adolescence

Young, J.P.; Young, P.H.

Missouri Medicine 102(1): 70-72

2005


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-6620
PMID: 15754623
Document Number: 588102
Degenerative disk disease (DDD) is a common cause of low back pain and leg pain in children and infants. DDD is often unrecognized and under-diagnosed. This paper presents six cases of DDD in children and discusses the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of DDD.

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