Morphology of the lumbar spinal canal in normal adult Turks

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 679-685

  Tacar, Orhan ^a   Demirant, Ayda ^a   Nas, Kemal ^a   Altindaǧ, Ozlem ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Interpedicular distance; Lumbar spinal canal types; Spinal canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0042381189     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.679     Document Type: Article

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