The Passive Load-Bearing Capacity of the Human Lumbar Spine in the Neutral Standing Posture
The human lumbar spine has been shown to support compressive loads of 1000 N in standing and walking, and up to many thousands of Newtons in strenuous activities such as lifting. The literature presents a number of biomechanical models that seek to replicate the load-carrying capacity of the spine w...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2011
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2638 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3637&context=etd |