Migration of the nucleus pulposus within the intervertebral disc during flexion and extension of the spine

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 2753-2757

  Fennell, Anthony J ^a,b   Jones, Andrew P ^c   Hukins, David W L ^d  

^a Surgicraft Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flexion extension of the spine; intervertebral disc; magnetic resonance imaging; nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030454241     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199612010-00009     Document Type: Article

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