Histomorphic analysis of the development of the pars interarticularis and its association with isthmic spondylolysis

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1635-1640

  Sagi, H Claude ^a   Jarvis, James G ^a,b   Uhthoff, Hans K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal lumbar spine; Histologic; Pars interarticularis; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FETUS; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MORPHOMETRICS; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

FETUS; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOGENESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0032143032     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199808010-00002     Document Type: Article

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