The effect of thoracic kyphosis and sagittal plane alignment on vertebral compressive loading

• Published in: Journal of bone and mineral research Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 2144 - 2151
• Main Authors: Bruno, Alexander G, Anderson, Dennis E, D'Agostino, John, Bouxsein, Mary L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2012; Wiley; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Aged; Biological and medical sciences; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; Compressive Strength - physiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Indexing in process; KYPHOSIS; Kyphosis - physiopathology; POSTURE; Posture - physiology; Skeleton and joints; Spinal Curvatures - physiopathology; SPINAL LOADING; Thoracic Vertebrae - physiopathology; VERTEBRAL FRACTURE; Vertebrates: osteoarticular system, musculoskeletal system; Weight-Bearing - physiology; SPINAL LOADING; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; Kyphosis; Deformation; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Fracture; VERTEBRAL FRACTURE; Spine disease; Trauma; Posture; Biomechanics; Osteoarticular system; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Dorsal spine; Models

To better understand the biomechanical mechanisms underlying the association between hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine and risk of vertebral fracture and other degenerative spinal pathology, we used a previously validated musculoskeletal model of the spine to determine how thoracic kyphosis angle...