Foraminal changes with distraction and compression of the L4/5 and L5/S1 segments

European Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-186

  Humke, Th ^a   Grob, D ^a   Grauer, W ^b   Sandler, A ^a   Dvorak, J ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b MIR Institut am Bethanien Spital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compression; Distraction; intervertebral foramen; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0029836447     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00395511     Document Type: Article

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