Influences of passive intervertebral range of motion on cervical vertebral form.

Neysa Grider-Potter Thierra K Nalley Nathan E ThompsonRyosuke GotoYoshihiko Nakano

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2020)

These results indicate that the relationship between vertebral morphology and joint ranges of motion is, at most, weak, providing little support the use of bony morphology to reconstruct axial mobility in fossil specimens. Future work should investigate the role of soft tissues in vertebral joint stability.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
high speed
postmenopausal women
gene expression
current status
body composition
mass spectrometry
fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided