Prevalence of concurrent lumbar and cervical arthrosis: An anatomic study of cadaveric specimens

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Master, Daniel L ^a   Eubanks, Jason D ^a   Ahn, Nicholas U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrosis; Cervical; Concurrent; Lumbar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, SPINE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650331304     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318195d10b     Document Type: Article

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