Table 2: Acronyms.
a |
Acceleration (m/s2) |
A |
Area (m2) |
BW |
Body weight (Kg) |
C0 |
Base of the head |
C1-C7 |
Cervical vertebrae (7) |
CL5S1 |
Centroid of the L5-S1 junction |
CL5S1VL |
CL5S1 vertical line (z axis = SCS) |
d |
Distance from the CL5S1VL (m) |
F |
Force (N) |
JAIS |
Juvenile/adolescent idiopathic scoliosis |
kPa |
Unit of stress |
L1-L5 |
Lumbar vertebrae (5) |
L5S1 |
Lumbosacral junction |
LLD |
Leg length discrepancy (m) |
m |
Mass (Kg) |
M |
Bending moment (N/m2 = Pa) |
S1-S5 |
Fused vertebrae (5) |
SCS |
Straight centered spine |
T1-T12 |
Thoracic vertebrae (12) |
TAH |
Trunk, arms and head |
TAHCM |
Trunk-arms-head center of mass (Kg) |
TAHW |
Trunk, arms and head weight (Kg) |
VL |
Vertical line |
σ |
Stress (N/m2 = Pa) |
σB |
Bending stress (N/m2 = Pa) |
σC |
Compression stress (N/m2 = Pa) |