Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7236508 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2018 | 27 Pages |
Abstract
The maximum compressive loads predicted for the elderly motion patterns were lower than those of the young for L2/L3 and L3/L4 lumbar levels during flexion and for upper thoracic levels during stand-to-sit (T1/T2-T8/T9) and sit-to-stand (T3/T4-T6/T7). However, the maximum loads predicted for the lower thoracic levels (T9/T10-L1/L2), a common site of vertebral fractures, were similar compared to the young. Nevertheless, these loads acting on the vertebrae of reduced bone quality might contribute to a higher fracture risk for the elderly.
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Authors
Dominika Ignasiak, Andrea Rüeger, Ramona Sperr, Stephen J. Ferguson,