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Ultrasonography of Diaphragm Can Predict Pulmonary Function in Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Pilot Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography of the diaphragm is an under-utilized instrument in cervical spinal cord injury patients. We conducted a pilot study to first compare the difference of diaphragm thickness and the excursion between patients with cervical spinal cord injury and healthy volunteers, and seco...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Zhizhong, Li, Jianjun, Yang, Degang, Du, Liangjie, Yang, Mingiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31324750
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.917992