Morphologic changes in the lumbar intervertebral foramen due to flexion-extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation: An in vitro anatomic and biomechanical study

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 876-882

  Fujiwara, Atsushi ^a   An, Howard S ^a   Lim, Tae Hong ^a   Haughton, Victor M ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Foraminal stenosis; Intervertebral foramen; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CAMERA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035871019     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200104150-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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