Effect of patient position on the sagittal-plane profile of the thoracolumbar spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-169

  Wood, Kirkham B ^a   Kos, Paul ^b   Schendel, Michael ^a   Persson, Kjell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 492 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Radiographs; Sagittal; Thoracolumbar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0030006474     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199604000-00014     Document Type: Article

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