Three-dimensional analysis of cervical spine motion: Reliability of a computer assisted magnetic tracking device compared to inclinometer

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Gelalis, Ioannis D ^a   Defrate, Louis E ^b   Stafilas, Kosmas S ^a   Pakos, Emilios E ^a   Kang, James D ^b   Gilbertson, Lars G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Electromagnetic tracking device; Inclinometer; Kinematics; Three dimensional motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 59449102782     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0853-0     Document Type: Article

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