EVALUATION OF THE DIAMETER OF THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAL CANAL USING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN MEXICAN POPULATION

ABSTRACT Objective: To conduct a descriptive study to find measures of central tendency in the vertebral bodies L3, L4, and L5 in the Mexican population. Methods: Fifty patients were considered, 33 male and 17 female, aged between 30 and 55 years. Measurements were performed at the levels L3, L4 a...

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Main Authors: Roxana Torres Castellanos, Roberto Alfonso Martínez Medel, Emilio Barbarín Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512016000200118&lng=en&tlng=en