COMPARATIVE RADIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SPINES OF A PRIMITIVE POPULATION WITH NORTH AMERICANS AND NORTHERN EUROPEANS

Abstract

1. On the basis of radiographic studies the incidence of degenerative change in the intervertebral disc in primitive squatting populations is considerably less than that found in civilised peoples. 2. The suggestion is made that lordosis is implicated in the pathogenesis of degeneration, but further studies are required.