Biomechanical role of the posterior elements, costovertebral joints, and rib cage in the stability of the thoracic spine

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1423-1429

  Oda, Itaru ^a   Abumi, Kuniyoshi ^a   Lü, Duosai ^a   Shono, Yasuhiro ^a   Kaneda, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

biomechanics; costovertebral joint; posterior elements; rib cage; thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RIBS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0029899564     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199606150-00005     Document Type: Article

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