A planar multibody lumbar spine model for dynamic analysis

The main objective is to build up a general two-dimensional multibody methodology able to model, analyze and simulate the dynamic behavior of the human lumbar spine system – in terms of vertebrae, ligaments and the IVD itself – as a basis for future applications in the study of pathological and non...

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Main Author: Morais, S. T. (author)
Other Authors: Flores, Paulo (author), Claro, José Carlos Pimenta (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/19404
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/19404
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Summary:The main objective is to build up a general two-dimensional multibody methodology able to model, analyze and simulate the dynamic behavior of the human lumbar spine system – in terms of vertebrae, ligaments and the IVD itself – as a basis for future applications in the study of pathological and non pathological situations, as well as in the evaluation of load and displacement performance under work of the IVD, suitable for the analysis and design of substitution implants.