title: The significance of the vertebral posterior elements in the mechanics of the thoracic spine.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D012399:Rotation; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000502:physiology*