TY - JOUR T1 - Developmental spinal canal stenosis and somatotype. JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 887 LP - 890 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.52.7.887 VL - 52 IS - 7 AU - S Nightingale Y1 - 1989/07/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/52/7/887.abstract N2 - The hypothesis that somatotype and cervical spine developmental canal stenosis may be associated has been investigated by anthropometry and measurement of lateral projection cervical spine radiographs. A significant association of canal size with somatotype has been found such that those with developmentally narrow canals are more likely to have relatively shorter long-bones, particularly in the upper arm, and longer trunks. ER -