Kinematics of the Cervical Spine Under Healthy and Degenerative Conditions: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of spinal kinematics is essential for the diagnosis and management of spinal diseases. Distinguishing between physiological and pathological motion patterns can help diagnose these diseases, plan surgical interventions and improve relevant tools and software. During the last decades, numerous studies based on diverse methodologies attempted to elucidate spinal mobility in different planes of motion. The authors aimed to summarize and compare the evidence about cervical spine kinematics under healthy and degenerative conditions. This includes an illustrated description of the spectrum of physiological cervical spine kinematics, followed by a comparable presentation of kinematics of the degenerative cervical spine. Data was obtained through a systematic MEDLINE search including stu

SUBMITTER: Lindenmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9794546 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature