Analysis of lumbar flexion in sitting posture: Location of lumbar vertebrae with relation to easily identifiable skin marks

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 937-942

  Vergara, M ^a   Page, A ^b   Sancho, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomical marks; Location of lumbar vertebrae; Lumbar flexion; Sitting posture

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

ANATOMICAL MARKS; LUMBAR FLEXION; LUMBAR MOTION; SITTING POSTURE; SKIN MARKS;

ERGONOMICS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SITTING; SKIN; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33751048844     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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