The relationship between dens height and alar ligament orientation: A radiologic study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Osmotherly, Peter G ^a   Rawson, Olivia A ^a   Rowe, Lindsay J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical Vertebrae; Ligament; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Odontoid Process

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALAR LIGAMENT ORIENTATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENS HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MULTIPLANAR ALAR LIGAMENT STRESS TESTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; ODONTOID PROCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954565020     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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