Gravity-induced torque and intravertebral rotation in idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Adam, Clayton J ^a,b   Askin, Geoffrey N ^a   Pearcy, Mark J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gravity induced torque; Idiopathic scoliosis; Spinal deformity; Vertebral rotation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRAVITY; HEAD; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MEASUREMENT; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; ROTATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE MALFORMATION; STANDING; THORAX; TORQUE; TRUNK; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38149003128     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318160460f     Document Type: Article

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