Spina bifida occulta among the adult children of veterans exposed to herbicides during wartime was revealed by lumbar vertebra sacral x-rays
- Author:
Tran Manh Hung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
spina bifida
- MeSH:
Spina Bifida Occulta;
Herbicides;
Child
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2003;290(11):29-34
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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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
