Functional MRI of the spine: Different patterns of positions of the forward flexed lumbar spine in healthy subjects

European Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 437-442

  König, Alexander ^a   Vitzthum, Hans Ekkehart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexion extension; Functional MRI; Functional types; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE;

EID: 0034773329     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860000231     Document Type: Article

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