Abstract
To study the immediate effects of axial rotation on the intervertebral disc, six pig cadaver lumbar functional spinal units were exposed to rotations of up to 2 degrees, while disc height and intradiscal pressure were measured. The results showed that rotary movements are capable of causing an immediate increase in disc height and drop in nucleus pressure. However, the long-term effects were opposite in direction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 405-8 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Biomechanics |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2001 |
Keywords
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Intervertebral Disc
- Pressure
- Rotation
- Spine
- Swine
- Torsion Abnormality
- Weight-Bearing
- Journal Article
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van Deursen, D. L., Snijders, C. J., van Dieën, J. H., Kingma, I., & van Deursen, L. L. J. M. (2001). The effect of passive vertebral rotation on pressure in the nucleus pulposus. Journal of Biomechanics, 34(3), 405-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290(00)00210-4