The effect of facet geometry on the axial torque-rotation response of lumbar motion segments

Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 391-401

  Ahmed, Abdul M ^a   Duncan, Neil A ^a   Burke, David L ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articular tropism; Facet geometry; Lumbar disc; Segment response; Torsjoninjury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN CELL; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOVEMENT; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION;

EID: 0025315875     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199005000-00010     Document Type: Article

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