Spina bifida occulta among the adult children of veterans exposed to herbicides during wartime was revealed by lumbar vertebra sacral x-rays
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
;
: 29-34, 2003.
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in Vietnamese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-5590
ABSTRACT
213 adult subjects, children of veterans exposed to herbicides sprayed during Ranch Hand Operation (in 1961-1971 war period) and 210 non-exposed subjects were investigated by usual lumbar X-ray. The images showed that spina bifida occulta incidence in exposed group was 1.5 times higher than non-exposed group. Among male subjects, in exposed group, the incidence was 1.7 times higher than non-exposed one, while among female subjects, no difference was recorded. Simple single bifida was 51.6% in exposed group and 41.9% in non-exposed. Multiple vertebra of combinated bifida was 7.9% and 2.4% respectively. The common sites of bifida were L5, S1, S2, S3, among them the site of S1 was most common
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Main subject:
Spina Bifida Occulta
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Herbicides
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Child
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
Year:
2003
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Article
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