Giovanni Alfonso Borelli: "Father of spinal biomechanics".

Provencher, M T; Abdu, W A · Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · 2000

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Abstract

The first modern textbook on spinal biomechanics was written by Giovanni Alfonso Borelli in 1680. A mathematician, astronomer, and physicist by trade, Borelli became consumed in the physical laws of nature and the human body. His work served as a monumental contribution to ascertain, in depth and with undiminished accuracy, the basic biomechanical principles of the human body.

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