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. 2011 Aug 2;20(Suppl 5):609–618. doi: 10.1007/s00586-011-1928-x

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Contact force (CF) on the distal lumbar spine is the sum of the gravity force (G) and the force M acting on the posterior muscles to maintain an erect position. The more the system is unbalanced, the more G increases, and the more M has to compensate for increasing CF