The contribution of anulus fibers to torque resistance

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 2551-2557

  Krismer, Martin ^a,b   Haid, Christian ^a   Rabl, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

anulus fibrosus; axial rotation; torsional rigidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT FUNCTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0029858002     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199611150-00004     Document Type: Article

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