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3D Dynamic Modeling of the Head-Neck Complex for Fast Eye and Head Orientation Movements Research

Table 2

Dynamic Characteristics of the Intervertebral Disks (Adapted from Van Lopik and Acar [6] and Camacho et al. [33]).

Stiffness (N/mm)Stiffness (Nm/rad)FlexionExtension
DiskA.S.P.S.L.S.Tens.Comp.L.B.A.R.

C2C362507363.5637.50.330.420.051527.0092 −0.0019 −58.0806
C3C462507369.8765.30.330.420.010942.9889 −0.0034 −65.4087
C4C562507366.8784.60.330.420.056522.5115 −0.0014 −94.0222
C5C662507368800.20.330.420.030932.0111 −0.0063 −54.8950
C6C762507369829.70.330.420.070332.1257 −0.0063 −70.8518
C7T162507382.2973.60.330.420.304222.6261 −0.1553 −37.1791
T1T262507382.2973.60.330.420.304222.6261 −0.1553 −37.1791

A.S. : Anterior Shear; Comp. :Compression; L.B. :Lateral Bending; P.S. :Posterior Shear; Tens. :Tension; A.R. :Axial Rotation; L.S. :Lateral Shear.
, : Parameters of (1) for flexion response; , : Parameters of (1) for extension response.