Computation of spine intervertebral motions in scoliotic patients: a multibody approach.

Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin

a Center for Research in Energy and Mechatronics , Institute of Mechanics, Materials, and Civil Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium.

Published: January 2016

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