Development of spinal posture in a cohort of children from the age of 11 to 22 years

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 738-742

  Poussa, Mikko S ^a   Heliövaara, Markku M ^b   Seitsamo, Jorma T ^c   Könönen, Mauno H ^d   Hurmerinta, Kirsti A ^d   Nissinen, Maunu J ^e  

^a ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lumbar lordosis; Pubertal growth; Spinal posture; Thoracic hyperkyphosis; Thoracic kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH PERIOD; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; STABILOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LORDOSIS; MALE; POSTURE; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 23844548749     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0701-9     Document Type: Article

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