Tapio Videman
University of Alberta
56 Papers
379 Citations
Tapio Videman is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 56 publications. Previous affiliations of Tapio Videman include University of Helsinki & University of Jyväskylä.
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Papers
1995 volvo award in clinical sciences determinants of lumbar disc degeneration -a study relating lifetime exposures and magnetic resonance imaging findings in identical twins
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of lifetime exposure to commonly suspected risk factors on disc degeneration using magnetic resonance imaging were investigated, and the effect of these risk factors relative to age and familial aggregation was estimated, reflecting genetic and shared environmental influences.
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The Twin Spine Study: Contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration†
Michele C. Battié,Tapio Videman,Tapio Videman,Jaakko Kaprio,Laura E. Gibbons,Kevin Gill,Hannu Manninen,Janna Saarela,Leena Peltonen,Leena Peltonen +9 more
TL;DR: The once commonly held view that disc degeneration is primarily a result of aging and "wear and tear" from mechanical insults and injuries was not supported by this series of studies and appears to be determined in great part by genetic influences.
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Heritability of low back pain and the role of disc degeneration
TL;DR: A classic twin study with multivariate quantitative genetic models found that disc degeneration is one pathway through which genes influence back pain, and a substantial minority of the genetic influences on pain was due to the same genetic influences affecting disc degenerations.
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Associations between back pain history and lumbar MRI findings.
Tapio Videman,Michele C. Battié,Laura E. Gibbons,Kenneth Maravilla,Hannu Manninen,Jaakko Kaprio +5 more
TL;DR: These findings raise new questions about the underlying mechanisms of LBP and the sensitivities of the only significant MRI parameters, disc height narrowing and anular tears, are poor and are of limited clinical importance.
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Genetic and environmental effects on disc degeneration by phenotype and spinal level: a multivariate twin study.
TL;DR: Disc signal, narrowing, and bulging had a primarily common genetic pathway, suggesting a common genetic etiopathogenesis, and genetic and environmental influences differed substantially for upper versus lower lumbar levels, emphasizing the importance of examining these levels separately in studies of associated genes, other constitutional factors, andEnvironmental influences.
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