Variation of the cervical spinal Torg ratio with gender and ethnicity

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 396-401

  Lim, Jit Kheng ^a   Wong, Hee Kit ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Cervical spinal stenosis; Cervical spine; Sagittal diameter; Torg ratio; Vertebral body anteroposterior diameter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL SPINE; CHINESE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INDIAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 3342996201     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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