Effect of spinal flexion on the conus medullaris: A case series using magnetic resonance imaging

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-523

  Fettes, Paul D W ^a,d   Leslie, K ^a,b   McNabb, S ^c   Smith, P J ^c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDULLARY CONE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY; VERTEBRA; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 33646681626     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04641.x     Document Type: Article

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