Comparison of cervical spinal canal diameter between younger and elder generations of Japanese

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-103

  Goto, Shin Ichi ^a   Umehara, Jutaro ^a   Aizawa, Toshimi ^b   Kokubun, Shoichi ^b  

^a Senboku Kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAPEZOID BONE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 77249151668     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-009-1427-7     Document Type: Article

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