Prediction of Force on the Spine Using Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model.
10.4184/jkss.2001.8.3.274
- Author:
Jung Soo HAN
1
Author Information
1. Department of Mechenical Systems Engineering, CSST, Korea. jshan@hansung.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Low back pain;
Spinal structures;
Physiologic data;
Mechanical factors
- MeSH:
Human Body;
Low Back Pain;
Models, Theoretical*;
Muscles;
Spine*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2001;8(3):274-285
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Mechanical factors in the human body are considered to play a dominant role in low back pain problems. Various spinal structures, including muscles, act in unison to resist the external load. An estimation of the muscle forces in this structure requires a knowledge of the orientation, location and area of cross-section of the muscles to complete the formulation of a truly threedimensional mathematical model of the spine. The geometric parameters which are calculated were the line of action, the centroid and physiologic area of cross-section of each muscle as a function of the spinal level. This geometric data were obtained from CT scans of 11 subjects participating in this study.
