Prevalence and patterns of spina bifida occulta in 2707 normal adults

Prevalence and patterns of spina bifida occulta in 2707 normal adults

Plain radiographs of the urinary tract on 2707 normal volunteers were reviewed to establish the prevalence and patterns of spina bifida occulta in the normal population. Abnormalities in the formation of the posterior arch were identified in 23%, and four different patterns are described. In this gr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical radiology 1987-09, Vol.38 (5), p.537-542
Hauptverfasser: Fidas, A., MacDonald, H.L., Elton, R.A., Wild, S.R., Chisholm, G.D., Scott, R.
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
England
Female
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiography
Sacrum - diagnostic imaging
Sex Factors
Spina Bifida Occulta - diagnostic imaging
Spina Bifida Occulta - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Plain radiographs of the urinary tract on 2707 normal volunteers were reviewed to establish the prevalence and patterns of spina bifida occulta in the normal population. Abnormalities in the formation of the posterior arch were identified in 23%, and four different patterns are described. In this group of subjects the condition was twice as common in males as in females ( P
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1016/S0009-9260(87)80150-2