The bent spine syndrome: Myopathy + biomechanics = symptoms

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-194

  Haig, Andrew J ^a   Tong, Henry C ^a   Kendall, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bent spine syndrome; Camptocormia; Electromyography; Myopathy; Paraspinal muscles; Spinal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENT SPINE SYNDROME; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HIP CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR UNIT; MYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC SPINE; UNIVERSITY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTURE; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 33644611930     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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