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Application of a correlation between the lumbar Torg ratio and the area of the spinal canal to predict lumbar stenosis: a study of 420 postmortem subjects

BACKGROUND: A cervical Torg ratio of 0.8 has been used as a screening tool to determine the presence of cervical spinal stenosis. However, there have been no studies done to define the Torg ratio in the lumbar spine for predicting lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Torg ratios have never been correlated...

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Autores principales: Bajwa, Navkirat S., Toy, Jason O., Ahn, Nicholas U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23575641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-013-0237-z