Graded thoracolumbar spinal injuries: Development of multidirectional instability

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 332-339

  Panjabi, M M ^a   Kifune, M ^b   Liu, W ^a   Arand, M ^c   Vasavada, A ^a   Oxland, T R ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical instability; Multidirectional instability; Neutral zone; Spinal trauma Spinal biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0031753828     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050084     Document Type: Article

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