Internal forces in the spine modelled as an arch

The work reported here presents a parametric solid model of the spine, loading systems of the spine and a extracted arch spine model in which the body weight and external loads are treated as forces applied at appropriate points on the spine and muscle and ligament forces are treated as reaction for...

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Main Authors:	Di-Chen Xiao, Keith Case, Serpil Acar, J. Mark Porter
Format:	Default Article
Published:	1997
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Spine Model Internal forces Arch Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/13862
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