The Lumbar Lordosis in Males and Females, Revisited

Ori Hay; Gali Dar; Janan Abbas; Dan Joseph Stein; Hila May; Youssef Masharawi; Nathan Peled; Israël Hershkovitz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133685

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Males and females manifest different lumbar curve shape, yet similar amount of inward curving (lordosis). The morphological characteristics of the female spine were probably developed to reduce stress on the vertebral elements during pregnancy and nursing.

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