Spine stability: The six blind men and the elephant

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-274

  Peter Reeves, N ^a,b   Narendra, Kumpati S ^b   Cholewicki, Jacek ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Dynamics; Lumbar spine; Spinal instability

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASES; DYNAMICS; HEALTH RISKS;

LUMBAR SPINE; SPINAL INSTABILITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY; SPINE MOBILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RISK FACTORS; SPINE;

EID: 33846828536     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.11.011     Document Type: Review

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