The thoracolumbar fascia: Anatomy, function and clinical considerations

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 507-536

  Willard, F H ^a   Vleeming, A ^a,b   Schuenke, M D ^a   Danneels, L ^b   Schleip, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Fascia; Lumbar spine; Lumbar vertebrae; Sacrum; Spine; Thoracolumbar fascia; Transversus abdominis muscle

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ACUPUNCTURE; APONEUROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EMBRYOLOGY; FASCIA; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT CAPSULE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVE ENDING; NOCICEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETON; SPINAL NERVE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRUNK; VERTEBRA;

BIOMECHANICS; DISSECTION; FASCIA; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84868000390     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01511.x     Document Type: Review

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