The middle layer of lumbar fascia and attachments to lumbar transverse processes: Implications for segmental control and fracture

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2232-2237

  Barker, Priscilla J ^a   Urquhart, Donna M ^a,b   Story, Ian H ^a,c   Fahrer, Marius ^a   Briggs, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Lumbar fascia; Psoas; Quadratus lumborum; Transverse process; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BACK MUSCLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS MUSCLE; QUADRATUS LUMBORUM;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; PSOAS MUSCLES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 37249083009     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0502-z     Document Type: Article

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