Fig. 2From: A numerical study to determine the effect of ligament stiffness on kinematics of the lumbar spine during flexionLigament and intervertebral joint forces at minimum and maximums ligament stiffness. Ligament and intervertebral joint forces in superior-inferior direction at minimum and maximum ligament stiffness in the motion segments L3/L4 (left) and L4/L5 (right) for subject 1. The other subjects showed a similar behaviourBack to article page