Distraction of lumbar vertebrae in gravitational traction

Tekeoglu I., Adak B., Bozkurt M., Gurbuzoglu N.

SPINE, vol.23, no.9, pp.1061-1063, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00007632-199805010-00019
  • Journal Name: SPINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1061-1063
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Study Design. Experimental study of 30 patients diagnosed with low back pain resulting from lumbar disc herniation, disc degeneration, and segmental instability. Patients underwent gravitational tractions and widening of the intervertebral space and posterior facets was measured on radiographs. This same procedure was performed with a group of 30 healthy individuals.