Diagnostic of degenerative disc disease

Radiographic (X-ray) examination should be performed following the onset of low back pain unresponsive to conservative therapy for a period longer than 6 weeks, primarily in the presence of indicators of major pathology (fracture, tumor, or infection), especially in subjects younger than 20 years or older than 55 years or in the presence of a clinically evident deformity. The radiographic examination should be performed in two projections (AP and lateral) under load. Functional or dynamic radiographic examination may be indicated in cases of suspected vertebral instability (isthmic or degenerative spondylolisthesis, etc.).

The teleradiography of the rachis (TeleRX) in orthostasis with standard technique is carried out with X-rays obtaining an image of the skeleton defined in 2 projections. Low-dose-radiation spinal teleradiography (EOS) allows to perform the same examination but with a much lower quantity of radiation and with the possibility to perform three-dimensional reconstructions of the column or of the whole skeleton.