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JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 817-832Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.10.035
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Spine; Biomechanics; Intervertebral disc; Vertebra; Ligament; Functional spinal unit; Kinematics; Loading
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Since the publication of the 2nd edition of White and Panjabi's textbook, Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine in 1990, there has been considerable research on the biomechanics of the spine. The focus of this manuscript will be to review what we have learned in regards to the fundamentals of spine biomechanics. Topics addressed include the whole spine, the functional spinal unit, and the individual components of the spine (e.g. vertebra, intervertebral disc, spinal ligaments). In these broad categories, our understanding in 1990 is reviewed and the important knowledge or understanding gained through the subsequent 25 years of research is highlighted. Areas where our knowledge is lacking helps to identify promising topics for future research. In this manuscript, as in the White and Panjabi textbook, the emphasis is on experimental research using human material, either in vivo or in vitro. The insights gained from mathematical models and animal experimentation are included where other data are not available. This review is intended to celebrate the substantial gains that have been made in the field over these past 25 years and also to identify future research directions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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