Prevalence of cervical spine stenosis: Anatomic study in cadavers

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 376-380

  Lee, Michael J ^a   Cassinelli, Ezequiel H ^b   Riew, K Daniel ^c  

^a 217 Greenbriar Court   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33846807492     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00437     Document Type: Article

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