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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2014 Jun 6;47(11):2633–2640. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.05.018

Figure 3. Creep Definition.

Figure 3

The maximum position of single cycle decreases throughout the 10,000 cycles of compressive loading. Creep is defined as the drop in maximum cycle displacement over 10,000 cycles, after which creep strain is calculated by dividing creep by initial disc height.