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Fig. 2

From: Progression of local kyphosis after conservative treatment for compressive cervical spine fracture with spinal cord injury

Fig. 2

Radiographic measurements for local cervical kyphosis. a Diagram depicting the measurement technique for local kyphosis using the posterior tangent method. The angle between the lines drawn along the posterior vertebral body was measured. b Diagram depicting the measurement technique for local kyphosis using the endplate method. The angle of intersection between a line drawn along the superior endplate of the suprajacent vertebra and a line drawn along the inferior endplate of the infrajacent vertebra was measured

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