Human lumbar motion segment is composed of various components with distinct
contributions to its gross mechanical response. By employing experimental and …

With recent advancements in surgical spine technology and techniques, the importance of
regional and global spine alignment has become an important factor in surgical planning …

Although mild leg length discrepancy is related to lower limb injuries, there is no consensus
regarding its effects on the biomechanics of the lower limbs during gait. Biomechanical data …

Study Design Mechanical simulations. Objective Inadequate calibration of annuli negatively
affects the computational accuracy of finite element (FE) models. Specifically, the definition …

Still little is known about how spinopelvic alignment affects spinal load distribution.
Musculoskeletal modeling can potentially help to discover associations between spine …

People with unilateral, transtibial amputation (TTA) have an increased prevalence of chronic
low back pain (LBP) relative to able-bodied people. However, a definitive cause of …

Low back mechanics are important to quantify to study injury, pain and disability. As in vivo
forces are difficult to measure directly, modeling approaches are commonly used to estimate …

Objective To assess frontal plane motion of the pelvis and lumbar spine during 2 h of seated
and standing office work and evaluate associations with transient low back pain …

Purpose To assess the relation between ischiofemoral impingement (IFI) and lumbar facet
joint load during hip extension in cadavers. Methods Twelve hips in 6 fresh T1-to-toes …

The intervertebral disc is a complex fibro-cartilaginous material, consisting of a pressurized
nucleus pulposus surrounded by the annulus fibrosus, which has an angle-ply structure …