A biomechanical model on muscle forces in the transfer of spinal load to the pelvis and legs

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 927-933

  Hoek Van Dijke, Gilbert A ^a   J Snijders, Chris ^a   Stoeckart, Rob ^a   Stam, Henk J ^a  

^a E   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anatomical model; Biomechanics; Pelvis; Sacroiliac joint; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAVITATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION;

GRAVITATIONAL LOAD;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; HUMAN; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; LIGAMENTS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PELVIC BONES; PELVIC PAIN; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032767948     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00085-8     Document Type: Article

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