Measurement of spinal mobility in ankylosing spondylitis: Comparison of occiput-to-wall and tragus-to-wall distance

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1779-1784

  Heuft Dorenbosch, Liesbeth ^a   Vosse, Debby ^a   Landewé, Robert ^a   Spoorenberg, Anneke ^a,b   Dougados, Maxime ^a,d   Mielants, Herman ^a,e   Van Der Tempel, Hille ^a,f   Van Der Linden, Sjef ^a,b   Van Der Heijde, Désirée ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Hospital Cochin ^*  (France)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Outcome measures; Spinal mobility; Thoracic extension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 4444328297     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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