Physiological axial compressive preloads increase motion segment stiffness, linearity and hysteresis in all six degrees of freedom for small displacements about the neutral posture

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 547-552

  Gardner Morse, Mark G ^a   Stokes, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial compressive preload; Biomechanics; Hysteresis; Linearity; Lumbar spine; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HYSTERESIS; LOADS (FORCES); STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

AXIAL COMPRESSION;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FORCE; HYSTERESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SWINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

EID: 0038752691     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(02)00199-7     Document Type: Article

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