Influence of Rib Cage on Static Characteristics of Scoliotic Spine

Figure 2

The mesh of vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs are shown: (a) cortical bone; (b) cancellous bone; (c) vertebra; (d) annulus fibrosus; (e) nucleus pulposus; (f) upper and lower endplates; (g) spinal segment.

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