Vertebral Body Changes in the Lower Spine of Basketball Players-Juniper Publishers
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Journal of Head Neck & Spine Surgery Abstract Professional sport activities or work may exert
considerable stress on the spine. We aimed to assess the effects of
loading on the deformation of the vertebral body of the twelfth thoracic
vertebra (T12) and the lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5), which are subjected to
considerable stress in basketball players. A total of 20 basketball
players were assigned to one of two groups, based on their experience
with playing basketball: under 5 years, junior gr