Cross-sectional area of posterior extensor muscles of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects: A 10-year longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1567-1573

  Okada, Eijiro ^a   Matsumoto, Morio ^a   Ichihara, Daisuke ^a   Chiba, Kazuhiro ^a   Toyama, Yoshiaki ^a   Fujiwara, Hirokazu ^a   Momoshima, Suketaka ^a   Nishiwaki, Yuji ^a   Takahata, Takeshi ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Isehara Kyodo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic subjects; Cervical spine; Extensor muscle; Longitudinal study; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMISPINALIS CAPITIS MUSCLE; SEMISPINALIS CERVICIS MUSCLE; SPLENIUS CAPITIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855198434     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1774-x     Document Type: Article

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