Investigation of drivers poses influence to the intervertebral forces in the junction of thoracic and lumbar spinal curves

Mechanika

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-64

  Rukuiža, Egidijus ^a   Eidukynas, Valdas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ELEMENTS; INTERVERTEBRAL FORCES; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 68349110538     PISSN: 13921207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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