Utility of flexion-extension radiographs in evaluating the degenerative cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 975-979

  White, Andrew P ^a   Biswas, Debdut ^b   Smart, Lawson R ^b   Haims, Andrew ^b   Grauer, Jonathan N ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cervical spine; Degenerative; Dynamic; Extension; Flexion; Nontrauma; Radiograph; Utility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLEXION EXTENSION RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 34247331046     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000261409.45251.a2     Document Type: Article

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