How does the geometry affect the internal biomechanics of a lumbar spine bi-segment finite element model? Consequences on the validation process

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2414-2425

  Noailly, Jérôme ^a   Wilke, Hans Joachim ^b   Planell, Josep A ^a   Lacroix, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Geometric model; Lumbar spine; Stress distribution; Validation

Indexed keywords

AXIAL ROTATION; GEOMETRIC MODEL; LATERAL BENDING; LUMBAR SPINE MODEL; MECHANICAL INFLUENCE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; RANGES OF MOTION; SPINAL TISSUES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOTION ESTIMATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34447500070     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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