Disc Degeneration Affects the Multidirectional Flexibility of the Lumbar Spine

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Masaya Mimura · Chiba University

M M Panjabi · Yale University

T. R. Oxland · Twin Cities Spine Center

Joseph J. Crisco · Yale University

I. Yamamoto · Hokkaido University

Anita N. Vasavada · Yale University

Abstract

In flexion-extension, the ROM decreased and NZR increased with degeneration. In axial rotation, NZ and NZR increased with degeneration. In lateral bending, the ROM significantly decreased and the NZR increased with degeneration. In all three loading directions, the NZR increased, indicating greater joint laxity with degeneration.

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Medical Imaging and Analysis

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Published in: Spine

Volume 19, Issue 12, pp. 1371-1380

DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199406000-00011

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Disc Degeneration Affects the Multidirectional Flexibility of the Lumbar Spine

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