Biomechanical role of lumbar spine ligaments in flexion and extension: Determination using a parallel linkage robot and a porcine model

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1208-1216

  Gillespie, Kevin A ^a   Dickey, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; In vitro; Interspinous ligament; Lumbar spine; Mechanical testing; Porcine; Robotics; Supraspinous ligament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; DOG; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SPINE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOVEMENT; PLIABILITY; ROBOTICS; SWINE;

EID: 2542447115     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200406010-00010     Document Type: Article

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