Effect of a Traction Exercise Neck Brace on Cervical Spondylopathy Radiculopathy: A Clinical Study and Finite Element Analysis

Figure 5

Internal von Mises stress on cervical vertebra at different simulated angles of traction force. (a) Lateral and (b) anterior views of cervical spine. (c) Maximum tensile stress and (d) maximum compressive stress of nucleus pulposus.

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