Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1263-1271 , September 2002

The internal mechanics of the intervertebral disc under cyclic loading

  • P.E. Riches

      Affiliations

    • School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    • Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Applied Physiology Group, Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow G13 IPP, UK. Tel.: +44-141-950-3040; fax: +44-141-950-3132
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  • N. Dhillon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    • ,
  • J. Lotz

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    • ,
  • A.W. Woods

      Affiliations

    • BPI Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
    • ,
  • D.S. McNally

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

,Accepted 16 April 2002.

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Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1263-1271 , September 2002

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