An Experimentally Validated Dynamic Model of the Spine.
Abstract
Although there has been a large number of mathematical models proposed for the simulation of spinal response to acceleration, few have been validated against experimental data and none appears to reflect the actual conditions of load transmission from one vertebra to the next. This paper provides a brief survey of existing spinal models and presents a discrete parameter model with experimental validation. The transmission of load via the articular facets is a major new feature of the model, based on previously obtained experimental data. Good correlation was obtained between the model results and experimentally measured spinal loads for different impact acceleration levels and spinal configurations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA012481
Entities
People
- Albert I. King
- P. Prasad
Organizations
- Wayne State University