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Association between vertebral cross-sectional area and lumbar lordosis angle in adolescents

Lumbar lordosis (LL) is more prominent in women than in men, but the mechanisms responsible for this discrepancy are poorly defined. A recent study indicates that newborn girls have smaller vertebral cross-sectional area (CSA) when compared to boys—a difference that persists throughout life and is i...

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Autores principales: Wren, Tishya A. L., Aggabao, Patricia C., Poorghasamians, Ervin, Chavez, Thomas A., Ponrartana, Skorn, Gilsanz, Vicente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28245271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172844