Costovertebral joint behaviour during frontal loading of the thoracic cage

Eckert, M.<sup>1,2</sup>; Fayet, M.<sup>1</sup>; Cheze, L.<sup>3</sup>; Bouquet, R.<sup>2</sup>; Voiglio, E.<sup>4</sup>; Verriest, J. P.<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹LMSo, I.N.S.A (Institut National des Sciences Appliquees) Lyon, France

²LBMC, I.N.R.E.T.S (Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite) Bron, France

³Laboratoire MECAL, Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon, France

⁴Laboratoire d’anatomie de la faculté de médecine de Lyon-Nord, Universite Claude Bernard, Lyon, France

Abstract and keywords

The objective is to experimentally characterize the costovertebral articulations when the bony structure of a thoracic cage is submitted to a compressive load on the sternum. Two tests have been performed in order to document the kinematics of these joints and to determine the role of the intercostal muscles on the stability of the thoracic cage. The tests also aim at determining the global deformation of the thoracic cage. The results will permit to improve a finite element model of the thoracic cage.

Keywords: Biomechanics; Joints; Kinematics; Thorax; Finite Element Models

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2009	Vezin P, Berthet F. Structural characterization of human rib cage behavior under dynamic loading. Stapp Car Crash J. 2009;53:93-125. SAE 2009-22-0004.