An equation to calculate individual muscle contributions to joint stability

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 973-980

  Potvin, Jim R ^a   Brown, Stephen H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buckling behavior; Joint stability; Muscle stiffness; Spine mechanics

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MUSCLE CONTRIBUTIONS; MUSCLE STIFFNESS;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; JOINTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 15944381890     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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