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Table 6 Proportional contribution of each segment normalised to total lumbar motion

From: Lumbar segmental mobility disorders: comparison of two methods of defining abnormal displacement kinematics in a cohort of patients with non-specific mechanical low back pain

 

Rotation

Translation

 

Mean (sd)

Reference interval

Mean (sd)

Reference interval

L2 – 3

.302 (.158)

-.015, .619

.331 (.147)

.037, .625

L3 – 4

.292 (.082)

.120, .463

.262 (139)

-.015, .539

L4 – 5

.221 (.106)

.009, .433

.249 (.118)

.012, .485

L5 – S1

.186 (.161)

-.136, .507

.158 (.175)

-.191, .508

  1. Notes : Rotation data are measured in degrees. Translation data are measured in units of vertebral body depth. Reference interval is defined by 2 standard deviations either side of the mean.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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