An in vivo study of the primary and coupled rotations of the thoracic spine

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 311-316

  Willems, J M ^a   Jull, G A ^a   Ng, J K F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Coupled motion; External measurement; In vivo measurement; Kinematics; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

BONE; KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENTS; ROTATION;

IN VIVO MEASUREMENT; SPACE FASTRAK SYSTEM; THORACIC SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0030248401     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(96)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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