title: External fixation test in low back pain. Function analyzed in 25 patients.
abstract: We recorded the musculoskeletal performance capacity of 25 patients suffering from chronic severe low back pain before and during the external fixation test of the lumbar spine. The capacity was measured by isometric and isokinetic lifting, repetitive upper extremity lifting with a load, repetitive squatting, and the walking distance. Only walking distance was increased by fixation of the spine.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Soini
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Härkönen
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Alaranta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Seitsalo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016138:Walking; D016474:Weight-Bearing