The lumbar roots and pedicles: a morphometric analysis and anatomical features

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 895-899

  Torun, Fuat ^a   Tuna, Hakan ^b   Buyukmumcu, Mustafa ^a   Caglar, Sukru ^b   Baysefer, Alper ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadaver; Lumbar pedicle; Lumbar root; Morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CADAVER; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE ROOT; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 45849109564     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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