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<p>We determined the height of the lumbar vertebral bodies on a number of 116 female patients with osteoporosis, who presented for lumbar pain in the endocrinology and medical rehabilitation outpatient clinic, over a period of 3 years. We observed a gradual increase in the average height only at the level of the fi rst three lumbar vertebrae, after which the average height decreased gradually at the level of the last two lumbar vertebrae.</p>
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We determined the height of the lumbar vertebral bodies on a number of 116 female patients with osteoporosis, who presented for lumbar pain in the endocrinology and medical rehabilitation outpatient clinic, over a period of 3 years. We observed a gradual increase in the average height only at the level of the fi rst three lumbar vertebrae, after which the average height decreased gradually at the level of the last two lumbar vertebrae.

Variations in the Dimensions of the Lumbar Vertebral Bodies in Women with Osteoporosis

ARS Medica Tomitana

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We determined the height of the lumbar vertebral bodies on a number of 116 female patients with osteoporosis, who presented for lumbar pain in the...

Variations in the Dimensions of the Lumbar Vertebral Bodies in Women with Osteoporosis

Publicado en línea: 11 dic 2023

Páginas: 31 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2023-0006

Palabras clave
vertebral bodies, height, lumbago, osteoporosis

© 2023 Veronica Maita Iorga et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Variations in the Dimensions of the Lumbar Vertebral Bodies in Women with Osteoporosis

Publicado en línea: 11 dic 2023

Páginas: 31 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2023-0006

Palabras clavevertebral bodies, height, lumbago, osteoporosis

© 2023 Veronica Maita Iorga et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
vertebral bodies, height, lumbago, osteoporosis