Sagittal profile of the elderly

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-50

  Hammerberg, E Mark ^a   Wood, Kirkham B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alignment; Elderly; Sagittal spine

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; SENESCENCE; TILTING;

EID: 0037316703     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200302000-00008     Document Type: Article

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