Immature sheep spines are more flexible than mature spines: An in vitro biomechanical study

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 2970-2979

  Clarke, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Appleyard, Richard C ^a   Bilston, Lynne E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Motion segment; Neutral zone; Pediatric; Range of motion; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMATURITY; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHEEP; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACIC SPINE; TORQUE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMECHANICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPINE;

EID: 37349062004     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815cde16     Document Type: Article

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