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A1 CUSHWAY BC, MAIER RJ
T1 ROutine examination of the spine for industrial employees
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1929
FD March 2
VO 92
IS 9
SP 701
OP 705
DO 10.1001/jama.1929.02700350009006
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1929.02700350009006
AB These studies were undertaken with the idea of determining the percentages of anomalies present and establishing a standard that might be of some assistance in diagnosis and in the granting of just compensation in injuries to the spine; also determining, if possible, whether or not these variations are indications of a weak vertebral column that is especially liable to injury. If such a determination could be made, these studies would be of great assistance in properly placing employees with spinal anomalies in positions in which injury is not liable to occur.During suits for damages in alleged injuries to the spine, the common questions asked are "Can you, from this x-ray film, give the approximate date on which the injury occurred?" or "Could the injury shown have occurred previous to the alleged injury?" As answers to such questions are impossible in most cases, the desirability of making films of the