Mechanism of change in the orientation of the articular process of the zygapophyseal joint at the thoracolumbar junction

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-209

  Pal, G P ^a   Routal, R V ^a  

^a M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Mamillary tubercle; Multifidus muscle; Spine; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0032822626     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005178     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. ADAMS MA, HUTTON WC (1980) The effect of posture on the role of the apophyseal joints in resisting intervertebral compressive force. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 49 A, 713-720.
2. BREATHNACH AS (1965) Frazer's Anatomy of the Human Skeleton, 6th edn, p. 31. London: J & A Churchill.
3. CIHAK, R (1970) Variations of lumbosacral joints and their morphogenesis. Acta Universitaties Carolinae Medica 16, 145-165.
4. DAVIS PR (1955) The thoraco-lumbar mortice joint. Journal of Anatomy 89, 370-377.
5. DAVIS PR (1961) Human lower lumbar vertebrae; some mechanical and osteological considerations. Journal of Anatomy 95, 337-344.
6. DENIS F (1983) The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine 8, 817-824.
7. DIETRICH M, KUROWSKI P (1985) The importance of mechanical factors in the etiology of spondylolysis. Spine 10, 532-542.
8. LOUIS R (1985) Spinal stability as defined by three-column spine concept. Anatomia Clinica 7, 33-42.
9. PAL GP (1989). Weight transmission through the sacrum in man. Journal of Anatomy 162, 9-15.
10. PAL GP, ROUTAL RV (1986) A study of weight transmission through the cervical and upper thoracic region of the vertebral column in man. Journal of Anatomy 148, 245-261.
11. PAL GP, ROUTAL RV (1987) Transmission of weight through the lower thoracic and the lumbar region of the vertebral column in man. Journal of Anatomy 152, 93-105.
12. PAL GP, COSIO L, ROUTAL RV (1988) Trajectory architecture of the trabecular bone between the body and the neural arch in human vertebrae. Anatomical Record 222, 418-425.
13. PAL GP, SHERK HH (1988) The vertical stability of the cervical spine. Spine 13, 447-449.
14. PAL GP, ROUTAL RV (1996) The role of vertebral lamina in the stability of cervical spine. Journal of Anatomy 188, 485-489.
15. SINGER KP, BREIDAHL PD, DAY RE (1988) Variations in zygapophyseal joint orientation and level of transition at the thoracolumbar junction. Surgical Radiological Anatomy 10, 291-295.
16. SHINOHARA H (1997) Changes in the surface of the superior articular joint from the lower thoracic to the upper lumbar vertebrae. Journal of Anatomy 190, 461-465.
17. WILLIAMS PL, WARWICK R, DYSON M, BANNISTER LH (1989) Gray's Anatomy, 37th edn, pp. 315-317. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
18. YANG KH, KING AI (1984) Mechanism of facet load transmission as a hypothesis for low back pain. Spine 9, 557-565.