The effect of thoracic kyphosis and sagittal plane alignment on vertebral compressive loading

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2144-2151

  Bruno, Alexander G ^a,b   Anderson, Dennis E ^b,c   D'Agostino, John ^b   Bouxsein, Mary L ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; KYPHOSIS; POSTURE; SPINAL LOADING; VERTEBRAL FRACTURE

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MASS; RISK; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; POSTURE; SPINAL CURVATURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84866683747     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: 15234681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1658     Document Type: Article

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