Advances in the Measurement and Interpretation of Intervertebral Motion in the Lumbar Spine: A Scoping Review
Forty-nine studies were abstracted and are described under 11 study types. These formed a taxonomy constituting the following six categories: normal biomechanical mechanisms, pathological and injury mechanisms, direct kinematic measurement, spinal stabilisation, dynamic radiography, and clinical markers. The resulting taxonomy will serve as a resource for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers by facilitating a more coherent understanding of the field and promoting standardisation in research design and reporting.
Authors
- Jonathan Branney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-8435)
- Alexander Breen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-5363)
- Mehdi Nematimoez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1370-7182)
- Alan Breen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-9167)
- Alister du Rose
Institutions
- Health Sciences University (GB)
- Offenburg University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Bournemouth University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bioengineering
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13020239
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00