<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of the work is oriented towards the simulation or modeling of the lumbar and thoracic human spine as a load-bearing 3D system in a computer program (ANSYS). The human spine model includes a determination of the geometry based on X-ray pictures of frontal and lateral projections. For this reason, another computer code, BMPCOORDINATES, was developed as an aid to obtain the most precise and realistic model of the spine. Various positions, deformations, scoliosis, rotation and torsion can be modelled. Once the geometry is done, external loading on different spinal segments is entered; consequently, the response could be analysed. This can contribute a lot to medical practice as a tool for diagnoses, and developing implants or other artificial instruments for fixing the spine.</p></abstract>

The aim of the work is oriented towards the simulation or modeling of the lumbar and thoracic human spine as a load-bearing 3D system in a computer program (ANSYS). The human spine model includes a determination of the geometry based on X-ray pictures of frontal and lateral projections. For this reason, another computer code, BMPCOORDINATES, was developed as an aid to obtain the most precise and realistic model of the spine. Various positions, deformations, scoliosis, rotation and torsion can be modelled. Once the geometry is done, external loading on different spinal segments is entered; consequently, the response could be analysed. This can contribute a lot to medical practice as a tool for diagnoses, and developing implants or other artificial instruments for fixing the spine.

Three-Dimensional Mechanical Model of the Human Spine and the Versatility of its Use

Department of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, 813 68 Bratislava, Slovakia

University Hospital in Bratislava, Pažítková 4, 821 01 Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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The aim of the work is oriented towards the simulation or modeling of the lumbar and thoracic human spine as a load-bearing 3D system in a computer program...

Three-Dimensional Mechanical Model of the Human Spine and the Versatility of its Use

Published Online: Apr 12, 2014

Page range: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2014-0005

Keywords
Human spine, modeling, FEM, mechanical response

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Three-Dimensional Mechanical Model of the Human Spine and the Versatility of its Use

Published Online: Apr 12, 2014

Page range: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2014-0005

KeywordsHuman spine, modeling, FEM, mechanical response

© Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Human spine, modeling, FEM, mechanical response