Kinematic Analysis of Lumbar Spine Undergoing Extension and Dynamic Neural Foramina Cross Section Measurement

Zhang, Yongjie; Cheng, Boyle C.; Oh, Changho; Spehar, Jessica L.; Burgess, James

doi:10.3970/cmes.2008.029.055

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Kinematic Analysis of Lumbar Spine Undergoing Extension and Dynamic Neural Foramina Cross Section Measurement

Yongjie Zhang¹, Boyle C. Cheng², Changho Oh¹, Jessica L. Spehar², James Burgess³

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
3 Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212