Impact of Pain on Lumbar Spine Functional Assessment: Are Sufficient Flexion and Extension Achieved?
Pain may limit flexion during conventional radiography, potentially underestimating instability. The HK method may help establish objective criteria and surgical planning through improved reproducibility.
Authors
- Makoto Emori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-2795)
- Atsushi Teramoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9259)
- Hiroyuki Takashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-9188)
- Arihiko Tsukamoto
- Joseph Y. Matsumoto
- Toshihiko Yamashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1657-4848)
- Ryunosuke Fukushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-0978)
- Tomonori Morita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-9072)
- Akimitsu Oyama
Institutions
- Sapporo Medical University (JP)
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (JP)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Muroran Institute of Technology (JP)
- Hokkaido University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124752
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00