The Effects of Physiological Biomechanical Loading on Intradiscal Pressure and Annulus Stress in Lumbar Spine: A Finite Element Analysis

• Main Authors: Zahari, S.N., Latif, M.J.A., Rahim, N.R.A., Kadir, M.R.A., Kamarul, Tunku
• Format: Article
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18864/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9618940
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The present study was conducted to examine the effects of body weight on intradiscal pressure (IDP) and annulus stress of intervertebral discs at lumbar spine. Three-dimensional finite element model of osseoligamentous lumbar spine was developed subjected to follower load of 500 N, 800 N, and 1200 N...