Anatomy and biomechanics of quadratus lumborum

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Phillips, S ^a   Mercer, S ^b   Bogduk, N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Royal Newcastle Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Biomechanics; Lumbar spine; Muscles; Quadratus lumborum

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS;

EXTENSOR MOMENT; LUMBAR SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RIB; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

CADAVER; HUMANS; ILIUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RIBS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

ANATOMY; COMPRESSION FORCE; ERECTOR SPINAE; LATERAL BENDING; LUMBAR SPINES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; QUADRATUS LUMBORUM; QUANTITATIVE DATA;

EID: 42649123404     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM266     Document Type: Article

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