Growth of the cervical spine with special reference to its lordosis and mobility

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 2067-2073

  Kasai, Tokio ^a   Ikata, Takaaki ^a   Katoh, Shinsuke ^a   Miyake, Ryoji ^a   Tsubo, Masahiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

cervical vertebra; growth; lordosis; mobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; JOINTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE;

EID: 0029783642     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199609150-00003     Document Type: Article

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