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May 21st, 2012

Neutral zone and range of motion in the spine are greater with stepwise loading than with a continuous loading protocol. An in vitro porcine investigation

Darrell J Goertzen, Chris Lane, Thomas R Oxland, Neutral zone and range of motion in the spine are greater with stepwise loading than with a continuous loading protocol. An in vitro porcine investigation, Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 37, Issue 2, February 2004, Pages 257-261

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00307-5

Keywords: Spine; Biomechanics; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Viscoelasticity

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