The use of the Zebris motion analysis system for measuring cervical spine movements in vivo

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 889-896

  Quinlan, J F ^a,c   Mullett, H ^a   Stapleton, R ^b   FitzPatrick, D ^b   McCormack, D ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cervical orthoses; Cervical spine; Motion analysis

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ORTHOTICS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CERVICAL ORTHOSES; CERVICAL SPINE; ZEBRIS MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM;

BIOMECHANICS; MOTION ANALYSIS;

CERVICAL ORTHOSE; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURIES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; LATERAL BENDING; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; RANGE OF MOTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33846280171     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM53     Document Type: Article

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