Roentgenological Examination of the Function of the Lumbar Spine

Abstract

n o r r a s o nThe usual technique employed in the roentgen examination of the lumbar spine with the patient in the recumbent posture generally gives no information concerning its carriage, mobility and stability -i.e. its function.This is highly unsatisfactory as it is just the abnormal reactions in the ligamental, articular and muscular systems -that is, the supporting apparatus of the spinethat in most cases give rise to symptoms.KNUTSSON in a work in 1944 dealt with the decreased stability of