Instantaneous axes of rotation of the typical cervical motion segments:​ a study in normal volunteers

Amevo, B.; Worth, D.; Bogduk, N.

Affiliations

¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

²CPS Rehabilitation Service, Aldgate, South Australia, Australia

³Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

Abstract and keywords

The locations of the instantaneous axes of rotation for the cervical motion segments C_2-3 to C_6-7 were determined from flexion-extension radiographs of 40 normal subjects using a modified overlay technique. The biological variation of the instantaneous axes of rotation was small, as was the technical error associated with the technique used. The data obtained enabled the formal definition of the normal range of locations for the instantaneous axes of rotation of the typical cervical motion segments.

Keywords: Cervical vertebra; biomechanics; axis of rotation

Links

DOI: 10.1016/0268-0033(91)90008-E

PubMed: 23915484

WoS: A1991FH52000008

History

Received: 1990-02-08

Accepted: 1990-08-12

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