Analysis of preexistent vertebral rotation in the normal spine

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1467-1472

  Kouwenhoven, Jan Willem M ^a   Vincken, Koen L ^b   Bartels, Lambertus W ^b   Castelein, René M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CT measurement method; Preexistent vertebral rotation; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; ROTATION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745060777     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000219938.14686.b3     Document Type: Article

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