An analysis of sagittal spinal alignment in 100 asymptomatic middle and older aged volunteers

Spine

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 1351-1358

  Gelb, Daniel E ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Blanke, Kathy ^a   McEnery, Kevin W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar lordosis; Sagittal alignment; Sagittal vertical axis; Thoracic kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINE; THORAX;

EID: 0029077436     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199520120-00005     Document Type: Article

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