Normal patterns of sagittal alignment of the spine in young adults radiological analysis in a Korean population

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 25, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Chong Suh ^a   Chung, Sung Soo ^a   Kang, Kyung Chung ^a   Park, Se Jun ^a   Shin, Seong Kee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adult spine; normal patterns; sagittal alignment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORIZONTAL LUMBAR LEVEL; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR INCLINATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PELVIC TILT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SLOPE; SACROPELVIC BALANCE; SPINAL BALANCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINOPELVIC BALANCE; THORACIC SPINE; THORACOLUMBAR JUNCTIONAL ANGLE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; PELVIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855185278     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318216b0fd     Document Type: Article

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