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Lumbar breakdown caused by erect posture in man : with emphasis on spondylolisthesis and herniated intervertebral discs.
History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society, Seventeenth to Twentieth Century Available online
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- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Thieme, Frederick P., author.
- Series:
- Anthropological papers (University of Michigan. Museum of Anthropology) ; no. 4
- Anthropological papers, no. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Posture.
- Spine--Diseases.
- Spine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (44 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 1950.
- Summary:
- In this study of lumbar breakdown (specifically spondylolisthesis and herniated intervertebral discs), Frederick P. Thieme finds that mechanical strains resulting from erect posture and lumbar curvature do contribute to low back breakdown in humans.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Material
- Separate Neural Arches
- Herniated Vertebral Discs
- General Anatomy
- Detailed Lumbar Anatomy
- Fractures of the Spine
- Anthropometric Data
- Discussion
- Summary
- Literature Cited.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of the original from the New York Academy of Medicine.
- Thesis Columbia University.
- "Literature cited": pages 40-44.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9781951519636
- 1951519639
- OCLC:
- 1477838652
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