Morphometric determinants of the sagittal dimensions of the cervical spinal canal in achondroplasia: An analysis of the reliability of the Torg ratio

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 523-527

  Keny, Swapnil M ^a   Suh, Seung Woo ^a   Song, Hae Ryong ^a   Vaidya, Sandeep V ^a   Machavarapu, Murali M ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Cervical spine; Torg ratio

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TORG RATIO; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33749520628     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211218.28566.99     Document Type: Article

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