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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΨΙΜΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΓΕΝΝΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΧΕΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΟΙΡΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΙΚΗΣ ΣΤΗΛΗΣ

Abstract

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THE PLAIN RADIOGRAPHS OF 179 HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AGED 7-18 YEARS OLD, WERE STUDIED RADIOMETRICALLY. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERN OF THE CERVICAL SPINE DURING LATE POSTNATAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. CONCLUSIONS: 1) THE RATE OF GROWTH OF VERTEBRAL BODY HAS A POSITIVE RELATION WITH AGE, 2) THE RATE OF GROWTH OF SPINAL CANAL HAS A POSITIVE RELATION WITH AGE, AS WITH THE RATE OF GROWTH OF VERTEBRAL BODY. 3) THE PERIOD OF TIME FROM 7 YEARS UNTIL THE ONSET OF PUBERTY IS DECISIVE FOR THE GROWTH OF VERTEBRAL BODIES AND SPINAL CANALS. 4) THE VERTEBRAL BODY GROWS FASTER THAN SPINAL CANAL OF THE CORRESPONDING LEVEL. 5) THE UPPER CERVICAL REGION FOLLOWS A "NEURAL" PATTERN OF GROWTH, WHILE THE LOWER CERVICAL REGION A "BODILY" PATTERN OF GROWTH. 6) THE SPINAL CANAL FOLLOWS A "NEURAL" PATTERN OF GROWTH. 7) THE RATE OF GROWTH OF THE CERVICAL SPINE AS A WHOLE, IS FASTER THAN THAT OF THE WHOLE BODY.

Degree

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Year dc:date
1984

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Ζούμπου-Σπύρου, Βασιλική

Subjects

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Rights

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gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/0368
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/0368

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citation

Ζούμπου-Σπύρου, Βασιλική. ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΟΨΙΜΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΓΕΝΝΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΧΕΝΙΚΗΣ ΜΟΙΡΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΙΚΗΣ ΣΤΗΛΗΣ. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/0368