Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 1127-1132 , September 2010

Vascular disease is associated with facet joint osteoarthritis

  • P. Suri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Pradeep Suri, Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Ave Boston, MA 02130, USA. Tel: 1-617-5754-5675; Fax: 1-617-754-6888.
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  • J.N. Katz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • J. Rainville

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • L. Kalichman

      Affiliations

    • New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
    • ,
  • A. Guermazi

      Affiliations

    • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • D.J. Hunter

      Affiliations

    • New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    • Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Received 12 March 2010 ,Accepted 28 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.06.012

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 9 , Pages 1127-1132 , September 2010

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