JEB -- Kranenbarg et al. 208 (18): 3493 Figure IG3

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Fig. 3. Graphical presentation of the dimensionless stress versus the dimensionless position . The blue line represents the loading of a typical normal vertebra, and the red line represents the loading of a typical lordotic vertebra. The open circles illustrate the loading in a situation with zero eccentricity (pure compression).