Influence of Lumbar Flexion on the Position of the Intercrestal Line

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 509-511

  Kim, Jin Tae ^a   Jung, Chul Woo ^a   Lee, Jung Rim ^a   Min, Seong Won ^a   Bahk, Jae Hyon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intercrestal line; Interspinous space; Lumbar flexion; Vertebral body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILIAC BONE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 0344495326     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.08.027     Document Type: Article

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