Influence of Rib Cage on Static Characteristics of Scoliotic Spine

Figure 3

Comparison of FE analysis and experimental results: (a) lumbar vertebral deformation under an axial pressure of 400 N; (b) lumbar vertebral deformation under an anterior shear force of 86 N; (c) lumbar vertebral deformation under a posterior shear force of 86 N.

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