The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 230-237 , March 2010

Reference data for assessing widening between spinous processes in the cervical spine and the responsiveness of these measures to detecting abnormalities

Received 16 August 2009 ,Revised 13 October 2009 ,Accepted 25 December 2009.

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 Author disclosures: JAH (stock ownership, including options and warrants, Medical Metrics, Inc., other office, Medical Metrics, Inc.; grants, DARPA).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00009-4

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.12.025

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 230-237 , March 2010

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