The effect of posterior thoracic spine anatomical structures on motion segment flexion stiffness

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 441-446

  Anderson, Andy L ^a   McIff, Terence E ^a   Asher, Marc A ^a,b   Burton, Douglas C ^a   Glattes, R Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Proximal junctional kyphosis; Thoracic motion segment flexion stiffness; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; THORACIC SPINE; TORQUE; AGED; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KYPHOSIS; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 65549114118     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318198c62d     Document Type: Article

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