The middle layer of lumbar fascia can transmit tensile forces capable of fracturing the lumbar transverse processes: An experimental study

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-509

  Barker, Priscilla J ^a   Freeman, Ashley D ^b   Urquhart, Donna M ^c   Anderson, Colin R ^a   Briggs, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Dental Hospital   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Biomechanics; Low back pain; Lumbar vertebrae; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ABDOMINIS; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; IN-VIVO; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE LAYER; PEAK FORCE; SEGMENTAL MOTION; SPINAL INJURY; TENSILE CAPACITY; TENSILE FORCES;

FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; CADAVER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LUMBAR FASCIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; FASCIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CADAVER; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77952485793     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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