Atherosclerosis in the vertebral artery: An intrinsic risk factor in the use of spinal manipulation?

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-134

  Cagnie, Barbara ^a   Barbaix, Erik ^a   Vinck, Elke ^a   D'Herde, Katharina ^a   Cambier, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atherosclerosis; Manipulative therapy; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STRETCHING; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; RISK FACTORS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33646061603     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0060-1     Document Type: Article

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