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Temporal Trends in Vertebral Size and Shape from Medieval to Modern-Day

Human lumbar vertebrae support the weight of the upper body. Loads lifted and carried by the upper extremities cause significant loading stress to the vertebral bodies. It is well established that trauma-induced vertebral fractures are common especially among elderly people. The aim of this study wa...

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Autores principales: Junno, Juho-Antti, Niskanen, Markku, Nieminen, Miika T., Maijanen, Heli, Niinimäki, Jaakko, Bloigu, Risto, Tuukkanen, Juha
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2652716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19279681
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004836