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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

Publié en ligne: 11 déc. 2023

Pages: 31 - 35

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

Mots clés
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

Publié en ligne: 11 déc. 2023

Pages: 31 - 35

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

Mots clésvertebral 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.

Mots clés
vertebral bodies, height, lumbago, osteoporosis