Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 8 , Pages 1590-1597 , 28 May 2010

The effect of three-dimensional geometrical changes during adolescent growth on the biomechanics of a spinal motion segment

  • G.J.M. Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands
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  • J. Homminga

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands
    • ,
  • E.E.G. Hekman

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands
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  • A.G. Veldhuizen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • G.J. Verkerke

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede,The Netherlands
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Laboratory of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31534892517; fax:+ 31534892287.

,Accepted 3 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.028

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 8 , Pages 1590-1597 , 28 May 2010

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