Compliance of the L5-S1 spinal unit: A comparative study between an unconstrained and a partially constrained system

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-81

  Charriere, E A ^a,b,d   Beutler, T ^c   Caride, M ^a   Mordasini, P ^b   Orr, T E ^c   Zysset, P K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Degree of freedom; Kinematics; Spine; Torque

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPLIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 32044439343     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0807-0     Document Type: Article

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