Pure shear properties of lumbar spinal joints and the effect of tissue sectioning on load sharing

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 30; no. 8; p. E204
• Main Authors: Lu, William W, Luk, Keith D K, Holmes, Andrew D, Cheung, Ken M C, Leong, John C Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.04.2005
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cadaver; Dissection; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Middle Aged; Spine - physiology; Spine - surgery; Stress, Mechanical; Tensile Strength; Weight-Bearing

An in vitro biomechanical study on lumbar intervertebral joints. To examine the mechanical properties of lumbar motion segments under pure shear loading and establish whether a simple model for functional differentiation between the anterior column and the posterior elements is applicable. Anteropos...