Measurement of lumbar lordosis. Evaluation of intraobserver, interobserver, and technique variability

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1530-1536

  Polly Jr , David W ^a   Kilkelly, Francis X ^a   McHale, Kathleen A ^a   Asplund, Lynn M ^a   Mulligan, Michael ^a   Chang, Audrey S ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lordosis; lumbar spine; sagittal plane; x ray measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACRUM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 8944250221     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199607010-00008     Document Type: Article

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