Objective measurement of L4-5 instability. A case report

David G Wilder; David Seligson; J W Frymoyer; M H Pope

doi:10.1097/00007632-198001000-00010

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Objective measurement of L4-5 instability. A case report

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Objective measurement of L4-5 instability. A case report

David G Wilder, David Seligson, J W Frymoyer and M H Pope

Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), Vol.5(1), pp.56-58

01/1980

DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198001000-00010

PMID: 6444764

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Abstract

Segmental instability as a consequence of disc degeneration is presented as an entity capable of producing low-back pain which responds to surgical stabilization with spinal fusion, and is illustrated with a case report. Data from lumbar radiographs were analyzed with a computer, and the position changes of the lumbar vertebrae were computed relative to the neutral positions of each. The results indicate that segmental instability is a complex disruption of intervertebral motion, consistent with the coupling behavior of the spine.

Radiography

Back Pain - etiology

Humans

Adult

Male

Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery

Spinal Fusion

Lumbar Vertebrae

Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnostic imaging

Intervertebral Disc Displacement - physiopathology

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Title: Subtitle: Objective measurement of L4-5 instability. A case report
Creators: David G Wilder
David Seligson
J W Frymoyer
M H Pope
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), Vol.5(1), pp.56-58
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198001000-00010
PMID: 6444764
NLM abbreviation: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
ISSN: 0362-2436
eISSN: 1528-1159
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; United States
Language: English
Date published: 01/1980
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
Record Identifier: 9984064223902771

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