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The Radiologic Incidence of Spondylolisis and Spondylolisthesis in the Canadian Inuit
Principal Investigator: Corkal, J.
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Summary: Certain defects of the lumbar spine are thought to occur at a very high rate in the Canadian Inuit. This has been previously documented in the literature by anthropological studies of Inuit skeletons dating back some 400 years: these studies have found a particular type of defect to be present at an incidence of 30-40%. The incidence in a Caucasion population is 5%....


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