Analysis of load-relaxation in compressed segments of lumbar spine

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-104

  Holmes, A D ^a   Hukins, D W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Shock absorption; Spine; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0030043481     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4533(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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