1996•N N Priorov Journal of Traumatology and OrthopedicsRequires access

Roentgenography of normal thoracic vertebrae in children by age aspect

Ya. M. Yakh’yaev, O. L. Nechvolodova, В. Н. Меркулов

Abstract

With the purpose of the improvement of the x-ray diagnosis of the thoracic vertebral body compression fractures in children the roentgenometry of the thoracic vertebral bodies was performed in children in norm by age aspect. The main criteria, i.e. wedge-shaped index and discoid coefficient, were calculated for the different segments of the thoracic spine in children from 3 to 15 years.

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Key concepts: Thoracic spine, Vertebral body, Thoracic vertebrae, Wedge (geometry), Medicine, Anatomy, Radiology, Orthodontics