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Inferring lumbar lordosis in Neandertals and other hominins
Lumbar lordosis is a key adaptation to bipedal locomotion in the human lineage. Dorsoventral spinal curvatures enable the body's center of mass to be positioned above the hip, knee, and ankle joints, and minimize the muscular effort required for postural control and locomotion. Previous studies...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9801964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36712807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgab005 |