Assessment of trunk function in single and multi-level spinal stenosis: A prospective clinical trial

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-181

  Keller, Tony S ^a,b   Szpalski, Marek ^c   Gunzburg, Robert ^d   Spratt, Kevin F ^e  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d Centennial Clinic   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Lumbar spine; Motion patterns; Spinal stenosis; Trunk function

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

SPINAL STENOSIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0037338169     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00190-0     Document Type: Article

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