TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 22. Vertebral Column A1 - Dutton, Mark PY - 2012 T2 - Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 3e AB - The design specification for the human vertebral column is the provision of structural stability affording full mobility as well as protection of the spinal cord and axial neural tissues.1 While achieving these seemingly disparate objectives, the spine also contributes to the functional requirements of gait and to the maintenance of static weight-bearing postures (see Chap. 6).1 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56548577 ER -