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Review Article
Diagnostic Testing for Degenerative Disc Disease
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Lateral standing, flexion and extension X-rays are important to identify motion and/or instability in the spine. Some patients have unremarkable lateral upright X-rays but demonstrate a mobile spondylolisthesis upon dynamic testing.