BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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Lumbar segmental mobility disorders: comparison of two methods of defining abnormal displacement kinematics in a cohort of patients with non-specific mechanical low back pain

J Haxby Abbott1*, Julie M Fritz2, Brendan McCane3, Barry Shultz4, Peter Herbison5, Brett Lyons6, Georgia Stefanko7 and Richard M Walsh8

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1 Director, Clarity Clinical Research Consultants, Dunedin, New Zealand

2 Division of Physical Therapy, College of Health, University of Utah, 520 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

3 Computer Science Department, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

4 College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

5 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand

6 Radiology Department, Southland Hospital, Southland District Health Board, Ivercargill, New Zealand

7 Dunedin Hospital, Otago District Health Board, Dunedin, New Zealand

8 Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006, 7:45 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-45

Published: 19 May 2006

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