Palpatory accuracy of lumbar spinous processes using multiple bony landmarks

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 306-313

  Snider, Karen T ^a   Snider, Eric J ^a   Degenhardt, Brian F ^b   Johnson, Jane C ^b   Kribs, James W ^c  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar Vertebra; Palpation; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; RIB; RIB MALFORMATION; SACRUM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PALPATION; PHYSICIANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PRONE POSITION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958050619     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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