Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 7 , Pages 1269-1278 , 7 May 2010

Combination of a model-deformation method and a positional MRI to quantify the effects of posture on the anatomical structures of the trunk

  • Y. Lafon

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
    • INRETS, UMR_T9406, LBMC, Bron, France
    • Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author address: Laboratoire Biomécanique and Mécanique des Chocs LBMC UMRT_9406 UCBL-INRETS, UFR de Mécanique — Bâtiment Oméga, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne, France. Tel.: +33472448575; fax: +33472448054.
    • Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France; INRETS, UMR_T9406, LBMC; Université Lyon 1.
    • ,
  • F.W. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Positional MRI Center, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
    • ,
  • P. Beillas

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
    • INRETS, UMR_T9406, LBMC, Bron, France
    • Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
    • Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France; INRETS, UMR_T9406, LBMC; Université Lyon 1.

,Accepted 27 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.013

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 7 , Pages 1269-1278 , 7 May 2010

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