Measuring the tilt of the pelvis

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1821-1831

  Moes, C C M ^a  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maximum pressure; Palpation; Pelvic rotation Posture; Pelvis; Rigid body; Sitting

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; POSITION MEASUREMENT;

PALPATION; PELVIC ROTATION;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; REFERENCE VALUE; ROTATION; SACRUM;

EID: 0032401576     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398185992     Document Type: Article

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