TY - GEN
T1 - MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE THORACIC SPINE
T2 - A SOFTWARE PACKAGE.
AU - Schendel, Michael J.
AU - Erdman, Arthur G.
AU - Ogilvie, James W.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The discrete parameter model described by M. M. Panjabi (1973) has been used to create a more complete (static) model of the thoracic spine and rib cage. We have incorporated this mathematical model into a software package which will allow users to apply forces on vertebral bodies and obtain the resultant displacement information. Similarly, displacements can be specified and the corresponding force vectors will be obtained. The user has complete control over specification of individual ligament stiffness properties. Numerical and graphical outputs are available from this software package, which runs on an IBM compatible personal computer. This mathematical model, once fully developed, should aid investigators in the area of scoliosis research, implant design and general biomechanics research of the human thoracic spine.
AB - The discrete parameter model described by M. M. Panjabi (1973) has been used to create a more complete (static) model of the thoracic spine and rib cage. We have incorporated this mathematical model into a software package which will allow users to apply forces on vertebral bodies and obtain the resultant displacement information. Similarly, displacements can be specified and the corresponding force vectors will be obtained. The user has complete control over specification of individual ligament stiffness properties. Numerical and graphical outputs are available from this software package, which runs on an IBM compatible personal computer. This mathematical model, once fully developed, should aid investigators in the area of scoliosis research, implant design and general biomechanics research of the human thoracic spine.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0023266806
VL - 84
SP - 165
EP - 168
BT - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD
PB - ASME
ER -