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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Main Author: Boak, James Christopher
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43302