Lumbar intervertebral motion
New normal values for normal lumbar intervertebral motion (IVM), center of rotation (COR), and the ratio of translation per degree of rotation (TPDR) in asymptomatic nondegenerative lumbar levels are proposed, providing a reference for future interpretation of sagittal plane motion in the lumbar spine 1)
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Staub BN, Holman PJ, Reitman CA, Hipp J. Sagittal plane lumbar intervertebral
motion during seated flexion-extension radiographs of 658 asymptomatic
nondegenerated levels. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Aug 21:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
PubMed PMID: 26296193.