1. Date of download: 11/2/2017
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From: Tension and Combined Tension-Extension Structural Response and Tolerance Properties of the Human Male Ligamentous Cervical Spine
J Biomech Eng. 2009;131(8): doi: /
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Schematic of the testing apparatus used during tension testing of the (a) upper cervical (O-C2) and (b) lower cervical (C4-C5 and C6-C7) spinal segments. The lower cervical spinal segments were mounted with the addition of an eccentricity bracket to maintain their lordotic orientation.