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...Sunder Neelakantan; Prashant K. Purohit; Saba Pasha The mechanism of the scoliotic curve development in healthy adolescents remains unknown in the field of orthopedic surgery. Variations in the sagittal curvature of the spine are believed to be a leading cause of scoliosis in this patient...

.... 18 11 2013 10 10 2014 16 10 2014 The tolerance of the spine to bending moments, used for evaluation of injury prevention devices, is often determined through eccentric axial compression experiments using segments of the cadaver spine. Preliminary experiments in our laboratory...

... a VAX 4000 computer system, and motion tracking data were acquired at 200 Hz using an Optotrak Data Acquisition Unit. Fig. 1 Schematic illustrating the experimental setup showing placement of accelerometers, infrared diodes, and EMG electrodes on the lumbar and thoracic regions of the spine...

... spine Design Excellence (DEX) tools have been widely used in industry for their potential to increase the efficiency of the development of new products, especially in mature sectors such as the automotive manufacturing business historically subjected to cost optimization. The medical device...

...Nicolas V. Jaumard; William C. Welch; Beth A. Winkelstein The facet joint is a crucial anatomic region of the spine owing to its biomechanical role in facilitating articulation of the vertebrae of the spinal column. It is a diarthrodial joint with opposing articular cartilage surfaces that provide...

... is subjected to higher stresses in vivo when under multidirectional tension. 05 11 2010 01 12 2010 22 12 2010 31 01 2011 31 01 2011 biological tissues biomechanics bone compressibility deformation stress effects tensile strength spine intervertebral disk disc...

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...Kyungsoo Kim; Yoon Hyuk Kim Recently, experimental results have demonstrated that the load carrying capacity of the human spine substantially increases under the follower load condition. Thus, it is essential to prove that a follower load can be generated in vivo by activating the appropriate...

...Kevin M. Groth; Kevin P. Granata, Ph.D. Due to the mathematical complexity of current musculoskeletal spine models, there is a need for computationally efficient models of the intervertebral disk (IVD). The aim of this study is to develop a mathematical model that will adequately describe...

... The deformation plate mechanism (Fig. 1 ) is a novel concept as it allows deformation forces to be exerted on the spine segment via a mechanism that is fully contained within the design. Other designs required external mechanisms such as pulleys and weights, or took up an undesirably large amount of floor space...

...I. Villemure; C. E´. Aubina; J. Dansereau; H. Labelle While the etiology and pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis are still not well understood, it is generally recognized that it progresses within a biomechanical process involving asymmetrical loading of the spine and vertebral growth...

...S. M. Chung; S. H. Teoh; K. T. Tsai; K. K. Sin This paper reports on the design and development of a multi-axis (up to 6 axes) mechanical tester for spinal research and testing. The developed spine tester allowed true motion to be simulated on a specimen in pure or combined modes. To demonstrate...