Comparison of CT scan muscle measurements and isokinetic trunk strength in postoperative patients

Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 33-36

  Mayer, Tom G ^a   Vanharanta, Heikki ^b   Gatchel, Robert J ^a   Mooney, Vert ^a   Barnes, Dennis ^a   Judge, Linda ^c   Smith, Sue ^a   Terry, Arthur ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Orthopedic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scan; Hounsfieid units; Isokinetic; Muscle cross sectional area; Muscle density; Trunk extensor strength; Trunk flexor strength; Trunk strength

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0024578929     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198901000-00006     Document Type: Article

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