A morphometric study of human lumbar and selected thoracic vertebrae

Spine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 362-367

  Berry, James L ^a   Moran, James M ^a   Berg, William S ^a   Steffee, Arthur D ^a  

^a St Vincent Charity Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Implant design; Pedicle dimensions; Vertebral morphometry

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUMBAR SPINE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINE;

FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0023256042     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198705000-00010     Document Type: Article

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