Vertebral body integrity: A review of various anatomical factors involved in the lumbar region

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 891-903

  Prakash, ^a   Prabhu, L V ^a   Saralaya, V V ^a   Pai, M M ^a   Ranade, A V ^a   Singh, G ^b   Madhyastha, S ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body; Lumbar; Review; Spine; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HOX GENE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34250000898     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0373-5     Document Type: Review

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