Stiffness properties of the human lumbar spine: A lumped parameter model

• Published in: Clinical biomechanics (Bristol) Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 285 - 292
• Main Authors: Nicholson, Leslie, Maher, Christopher, Adams, Roger, Phan-Thien, Nhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Elasticity; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiology; Male; Measurements; Middle Aged; Perception; Stiffness and tests; Stress, Mechanical; Viscosity; Viscosity; Perception; Measurements; Stiffness and tests

Objective. To characterise with a mechanical model, the force–displacement response of the human lumbar spine to postero–anterior loading. Design. Single case with repetition. Background. Previous attempts to characterise the spine's force–displacement response have been simplistic and only con...