Comparison of Motion Restriction and Trunk Stiffness Provided by Three Thoracolumbosacral Orthoses (TLSOs)

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-468

  Cholewicki, Jacek ^a   Alvi, Kashif ^a   Silfies, Sheri P ^a   Bartolomei, Juan ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Lumbar spine; Orthoses; Thoracolumbosacral orthosis; Trunk stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MOTION; ORTHOSIS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIGIDITY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRUNK; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; JOINT STIFFNESS; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINE MOBILITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0345530123     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200310000-00005     Document Type: Article

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