Mean subaxial space available for the cord index as a novel method of measuring cervical spine geometry to predict the chronic stinger syndrome in American football players: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-271

  Presciutti, Steven M ^a,d   DeLuca, Peter ^a   Marchetto, Paul ^a   Wilsey, Jared T ^b   Shaffrey, Christopher ^c   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Medtronic Sofamor Danek   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Chronic stinger syndrome; Space available for the cord; Stenosis; Torg ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CHRONIC STINGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SPINAL CANAL; SPONDYLOSIS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049112662     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08642     Document Type: Article

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