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Table 5 The most vulnerable zone of normal vertebral column for different human weights

From: System reliability analysis of the scoliosis disorder

Normal

Maximum Stress

Weight (KG)

 

Cortical

Cancellous

Annulus

Nucleus

30

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

C7

C6

C7

40

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

L3-C7

C6

C7

50

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

L3-C7

C6

C7

60

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

L3-C7

C6

C7

70

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

L3-C7

C6

C7

80

Tension

T2

C7

C7

T6

Compression

C7

L3-C7

C6

C7