Loading rate effect on mechanical properties of cervical spine ligaments

• Autorzy: Trajkovski A. , Omerovic S. , Krasna S. , Prebil I.

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DOI

10.5277/abb140302

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Mechanical properties of cervical spine ligaments are of great importance for an accurate finite element model when analyzing the injury mechanism. However, there is still little experimental data in literature regarding fresh human cervical spine ligaments under physiological conditions. The focus of the presented study is placed on three cervical spine ligaments that stabilize the spine and protect the spinal cord: the anterior longitudinal ligament, the posterior longitudinal ligament and the ligamentum flavum. The ligaments were tested within 24-48 hours after death, under two different loading rates. An increase trend in failure load, failure stress, stiffness and modulus was observed, but proved not to be significant for all ligament types. The loading rate had the highest impact on failure forces for all three ligaments (a 39.1 % average increase was found). The observed increase trend, compared to the existing increase trends reported in literature, indicates the importance of carefully applying the existing experimental data, especially when creating scaling factors. A better understanding of the loading rate effect on ligaments properties would enable better case-specific human modelling.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biomechanics; cervical spine; failure; ligaments; loading rate

PL

biomechanika; kręgosłup; kręgi szyjne; wiązadło; obciążenie

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 16, no. 3
• Strony: 13--20
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Trajkovski A.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

autor

Omerovic S.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

autor

Krasna S.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

autor

Prebil I.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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