TY - JOUR T1 - Roentgenographic findings of the lumbosacral spine in preemployment examinations of lumbermen with special reference to spondylolisthesis. JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 1975/3VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 40 EP - 44 AU - Parvi, V AU - Virolainen, Markku M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.2862 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2862 KW - back KW - back disease KW - health examination KW - lumber work KW - lumberman KW - lumbosacral spine KW - lumbosacral spondylolisthesis KW - preemployment KW - preemployment examination KW - roentgenographic finding KW - roentgenography KW - spine KW - spondylolisthesis N2 -

The X-ray findings of the lumbar spine in the preemployment examination of 807 lumbermen are presented. From the applicants 11.4% were rejected because of roentgenological and/or clinical low back abnormalities. The youngest age group showed a high frequency of spondylolisthesis (8%). The possible role of heavy work in adolescence in the etiology of spondylolisthesis is discussed.

SN - 0355-3140 ER -