The Size of the Vertebral Canal and the Significance of Epidural Fat in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Prasartritha, Thavat ^a   Suntisathaporn, Noppadol ^a   Vathana, Pongsak ^a   Sriphojanart, Chittima ^b  

^a LERDSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b Phyathai X rays Computer Centre   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031115443     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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