Biomechanical contribution of the rib cage to thoracic stability

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 2011, Pages

  Brasiliense, Leonardo B C ^a   Lazaro, Bruno C R ^a   Reyes, Phillip M ^a   Dogan, Seref ^a,b   Theodore, Nicholas ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

biomechanics; kinematics; rib cage; thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE BOWING; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KINEMATICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; STERNUM; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RIBS; ROTATION; STERNUM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 83255192339     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318219ce84     Document Type: Article

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