THORACOLUMBAR VERTEBRAL HEIGHT RATIO: NORMAL VALUE IN THAI POPULATION AND SIGNIFICANCE
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The vertebral height (anterior height, central height and posterior height) of thoracolumbar spine, Th12 to L4, were measured in 398 normal subjects by standard lateral radiographs, and the vertebral height ratios were calculated in both females and males to evaluate normal value in Thai population. A fracture was considered to be present if the anterior or central height was decreased by 20% comparing to the posterior height.
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