NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF CERVICAL TRI-PLANAR MOTION IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

被引:65
作者
MAYER, T
BRADY, S
BOVASSO, E
POPE, P
GATCHEL, RJ
机构
[1] Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
[2] Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics (PRIDE, Dallas
[3] Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
关键词
CERVICAL SPINE; INCLINOMETRY; CERVICAL RANGE OF MOTION; SAGITTAL FLEXION EXTENSION; CORONAL LATERAL BEND; AXIAL ROTATION; IMPAIRMENT EVALUATION;
D O I
10.1097/00007632-199311000-00007
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
An electronic digital inclinometer was used to obtain normative data on cervical mobility from 58 normal subjects. They consisted of 28 males (age range, 17-61) and 30 females (age range, 19-62). The measurements were taken from occiput to T1 in flexion-extension, lateral bend, and axial rotation, isolating the regional motion by measuring simultaneously the upper and lower margins of the eight mobile segments. A comparison of radiographs and inclinometer measures showed excellent correlations (r < 0.9997, P < 0.05). Normative data are presented. Gender-specific regional mobility differences occurred only in cervical extension, whereas no consistent age-related differences were found. Stiffer individuals could be found in either gender or any age group, but rigidity in one plane did not necessarily predict rigidity in another.
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页码:2191 / 2195
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