Muscle force-stiffness characteristics influence joint stability: A spine example

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 917-922

  Brown, Stephen H M ^a   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Non linear relationship; Stability model

Indexed keywords

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

LUMBER SPINE; MUSCLE FORCE-STIFFNESS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ROTATIONAL JOINT STABILITY; STABILITY MODELS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; JOINT STABILITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATHEMATICS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; ROTATION; SPINE;

EID: 25444522202     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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