Influence of spine morphology on intervertebral disc loads and stresses in asymptomatic adults: Implications for the ideal spine

Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-309

  Keller, Tony S ^a   Colloca, Christopher J ^b,f   Harrison, Deed E ^c   Harrison, Donald D ^d   Janik, Tadeusz J ^e  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ruby Mountain Chiropractic Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^e CompMath R/C ^*  (United States)

^f State of the Art Chiropractic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Kyphosis; Morphology; Posture; Spine; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POSTURE; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 18144365172     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2004.10.050     Document Type: Article

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