The relationship between disc degeneration and flexibility of the lumbar spine

Spine Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-56

  Tanaka, Nobuhiro ^a   An, Howard S ^a   Lim, Tae Hong ^a   Fujiwara, Atsushi ^a   Jeon, Chang Hoon ^a   Haughton, Victor M ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cryomicrotome; Degeneration; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0012244383     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(01)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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