Functional assessment of proximal arm muscles by target-reaching movements in patients with cervical myelopathy

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-280

  Igarashi, Kazutaka ^a   Shibuya, Satoshi ^a   Sano, Hideto ^a   Takahashi, Masahito ^a   Satomi, Kazuhiko ^a   Ohki, Yukari ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical myelopathy; Dexterous hand movement; Interneuronal system; Pyramidal tract; Target reaching movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

AGED; ARM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 79953851858     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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