The biomechanical effects of variation in the maximum forces exerted by trunk muscles on the joint forces and moments in the lumbar spine: A finite element analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1165-1174

  Kim, K ^a   Lee, S K ^b   Kim, Y H ^c  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

atrophy; biomechanics; finite element analysis; optimization; spine

Indexed keywords

ATROPHY; BIOMECHANICAL EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JOINT FORCES; JOINT MOMENT; LONGISSIMUS; LUMBAR SPINES; SHEAR FORCE; SPINE; STABILIZATION FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; TRUNK MUSCLE; JOINT SHEAR FORCES; MAXIMUM FORCES;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STABILIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE;

MUSCLE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 78049452865     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM765     Document Type: Article

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