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ArticleJournal of anatomy2021

Morphometry of the kangaroo spine and its comparison with human spinal data.

Hans-Joachim Wilke, Volker Michael Betz, Annette Kienle

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Article in Journal of anatomy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hans-Joachim WilkeInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Trauma Research Centre Ulm, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6007-8844
Volker Michael BetzRKU - University and Rehabilitation Clinics Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Annette KienleSpineServ GmbH & Co. KG, Ulm, Germany.
Universität Ulm · DEUniversity and Rehabilitation Clinics Ulm · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The upright posture of the kangaroo suggests that the spine of the kangaroo could be a possible substitute model for biomechanical studies of the human spine. A prerequisite for this should be the agreement of anatomy in humans and kangaroos. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anatomical parameters of the kangaroo spine from C4 to S4 and compare them with existing anatomical data of the human spine. Eight complete spines of the red giant kangaroo were obtained and 21 anatomical parameters were measured from the vertebral bodies, spinal canal, endplate, pedicles, intervertebral discs, transverse, and spinous processes. Most similarities between kangaroo and human spines were found for the vertebral bodies in the cervical and the lumbar spine. The largest differences were evident for the spinous processes. Although both species are somehow upright, these differences may be explained by the way how they move. Jumping probably requires more muscle strength than walking on two legs.

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AnimalsBiometryHumansMacropodidaeSpineanimal modelbiomechanicskangaroomorphometryspine

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PMID33025596
PMCPMC7855064
OpenAlexW3092418158

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