Is there increased intervertebral mobility in isthmic adult spondylolisthesis? A matched comparative study using roentgen stereophotogrammetry

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1701-1703

  Axelsson, Paul ^a   Johnsson, Ragnar ^a   Strömqvist, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intervertebral translations; Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis; Segmental instability; Spondylolysis olisthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0033926440     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200007010-00014     Document Type: Article

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