Lumbar stiffness disability index correlates more to overall flexibility including hip joints and lumbar spine than the number of fused segments in lumbar spine
B. Otsuki,
M. Sakamoto,
M. Takemoto,
Y. Kim,
T. Shimizu,
T. Sono,
K. Murata,
T. Itaya,
Y. Yamamoto,
S. Matsuda
Affiliations
B. Otsuki
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
M. Sakamoto
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
M. Takemoto
Orthopaedics, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Y. Kim
Orthopaedics, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
T. Shimizu
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
T. Sono
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
K. Murata
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
T. Itaya
Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Y. Yamamoto
Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
S. Matsuda
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
