Burton A K
Department of Life Sciences, The Polytechnic, Huddersfield HD1 313H, UK.
Clin Biomech (Bristol). 1986 Feb;1(1):20-6. doi: 10.1016/0268-0033(86)90032-X.
A technique is described for assessing lumbar sagittal mobility, which distinguishes between the motion of the upper and lower lumbar regions. The method employs a draughtsman's flexible curve and requires the location of three specific spinal landmarks. Validation procedures were performed which show that the method is capable of recording 'regional' sagittal mobility and correlates well with other methods. The intra- and inter-observer accuracy of the method was explored and the results show it to be reproducible to less than 9% for the same observer and 15% for different observers. The flexicurve technique is inexpensive and simple both to learn and to use.
本文描述了一种评估腰椎矢状面活动度的技术，该技术可区分上腰椎和下腰椎区域的运动。该方法采用绘图员的柔性曲线，需要确定三个特定的脊柱标志点。进行了验证程序，结果表明该方法能够记录“区域”矢状面活动度，并且与其他方法相关性良好。探讨了该方法在观察者内部和观察者之间的准确性，结果表明，对于同一观察者，该方法的可重复性小于9%，对于不同观察者，可重复性小于15%。柔性曲线技术成本低廉，学习和使用都很简单。
