RT Book, Section A1 Dutton, Mark SR Print(0) ID 56548577 T1 Chapter 22. Vertebral Column T2 Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 3e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071744041 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56548577 RD 2024/03/28 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