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ortho question RE torg ratio - Eva


Posted: Apr 30, 2013

Is anyone familiar with how to type Torg ratios? 

Doc says:

***By measure of the Torg ratio, vertebral body, and space available for the cord from C3 through C6 numbers are 21 mm and 19, C4 is 24 and 18, C5 is 23 and 18, C6 is 23 and 17***

Would this be the correct way...21:19, 24:18, 23:18, 23:17? 

I know that ratios are written this way, but everything I find on the subject does not make this clear as far as Torg ratios - they use a lot of symbols such as < and >, along with others that appear to be formula type symbols instead.  I have yet to see anything that shows a typical ratio as we know it.

Thanks for any help with this.  I'm stumped.

Why not type as dictated? - Certainly safer.-nm

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