Effects of age related degeneration on cervical spine mechanics
The average age of people suffering spinal cord injuries (SCIs) is shifting toward an older population, frequently occurring in the spondylotic (degenerated) cervical spine, due to low energy impacts. Since canal stenosis (narrowing) is a common feature of a spondylotic cervical spine, flexion or ex...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43302 |