Table 6

Proportional contribution of each segment normalised to total lumbar motion


Rotation
Translation


Mean (sd)
Reference interval
Mean (sd)
Reference interval

L2 – 3
.302 (.158)
-.015, .619
.331 (.147)
.037, .625
L3 – 4
.292 (.082)
.120, .463
.262 (139)
-.015, .539
L4 – 5
.221 (.106)
.009, .433
.249 (.118)
.012, .485
L5 – S1
.186 (.161)
-.136, .507
.158 (.175)
-.191, .508

Notes : Rotation data are measured in degrees. Translation data are measured in units of vertebral body depth. Reference interval is defined by 2 standard deviations either side of the mean.

Abbott et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006 7:45   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-45