Three-dimensional geometrical and mechanical modelling of the lumbar spine

Lavaste, Francois<sup>1</sup>; Skalli, Wafa<sup>1</sup>; Robin, Stéphane<sup>2</sup>; Roy-Camille, Raymond<sup>3</sup>; Mazel, Christian<sup>3</sup>

Affiliations

¹Laboratoire de Biomkanique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, Paris, France

²Département recherche et développement, SOFAMOR SA, Berck sur Mer, France

³Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, CHU Pitié Salpêière, Paris, France

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to design a three-dimensional geometrical and mechanical finite element model of the lumbar spine. The model's geometry is constructed using six parameters per vertebra. These parameters are digitized from two X-rays (anterioposterior and lateral), thus yielding an individualized model which can be arrived at from the radiographs of a tested specimen. This procedure makes the model validation easier, as geometry is generally a factor of dispersion in experimental results.

The geometrical reconstruction, in the form of a finite elements mesh, was effected for the whole lumbar spine. The global coherence of the model was verified.

Links

DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(92)90071-8

PubMed: 1400515

WoS: A1992JN79600005

History

Revised: 1992-03-4

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