Figure 9From: Biomechanical analysis of the lumbar spine on facet joint force and intradiscal pressure - a finite element study Intradiscal pressures at various levels of the lumbar spine under preloads of (a) 300 N, (b) 460 N, and (c) 600 N and different loadings, including forward/backward bending moments and left/right rotation moments of 5 Nm, 10 Nm, 15 Nm, and 20 Nm. Back to article page