Photoelastic analysis of the Stress distribution on an intervertebral disc

추간판 응력분포에 대한 광탄성 해석

To observe the change in the status of stresses according to three different postural angulation of an intervertebral disc with or without nucleus pulposus, 6 specimens of a 3-dimensional photoelastic model of the s pine were made of epoxy. The nucleus pulposus portion was replaced with silicon in three models, and the three were made without silicon. Through axial application of a vertical compressive load of 8kg, the peculiar patterns of the isochromatic fringes were observed. Stresses on the intervertebral disc were analyzed according to three different postural angulations of the intervertebral disc with the nucleus pulposus and without the nucleus pulposus. The results of these study are as follow : 1. In an erect neutral posture with the nucleus pulposus, the stress concentration was much increased at the posterior portion rather than at the anterior portion. Also, the high stress was concentrated at the medial and central portion. In an erect neutral posture without the nucleus pulposus, the stress concentration was much increased at the anterior portion rather than at the posterior portion and the stress distribution seemed to be locally concentrated. 2. In a maximal flexed posture, the stress concentration was much increased at the posterior portion rather than at the anterior portion. Comparing the presence of the nucleus pulposus with the absence of the nucleus pulposus, the stress concentration was lower at the anterior portion in the presence of the nucleus pulposus than in the absence of the nucleus pulposus. However, the stress distribution at the posterior portion was nearly same in the two groups. According to the analysis of the stress distribution diagram, as a whole, the stress pattern around the disc was evenly distributed. 3. In a maximal extended posture, the higher concentration of the stress distribution at the anterior and medial portion rather than in the posterior and lateral portion was observed. The stress concentration was higher in the presence of the nucleus pulposus than in the absence of the nucleus pulposus. 4. Comparing the maximal flexed posture with the erect neutral posture, the stress concentration in the flexed posture was much decreased in the posterior portion rather than in the erect neutral posture, and an even distribution of the stress pattern in the flexed posture was observed. 5. In the presence of the nucleus pulposus, at the anterior and posterior portion, the stress concentration in the flexed posture was much decreased compared with the extended posture. In the absence of the nucleus pulposus, at the anterior and posterior portion, the stress concentration in the extended posture was much decreased compared with the flexed posture.

요추의 중립위, 굴곡위 및 신전위에서의 응력 분포의 차이와 수핵의 유무에 따른 응력 분포의 변화를 관찰하기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였으며 등색선의 양상을 관찰하고 그 응력을 해석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 기립 중립위에서는 수핵이 있는 경우는 전방 부위보다 후방부위에 고응력이 집중되었으며, 전후방 모두 내측부와 중간부위가 고응력이고 외측부로 이동할수록 저응력이 관찰되었다. 수핵이 없는 경우는 후방보다 전방부에 고응력이 집중되었으며 국소적으로 응력이 집중되는 양상을 보이고 있다. 2. 최대 굴곡위에서는 수핵의 존재에 관계없이, 전방보다 후방부가 고응력이 집중되었으며, 수핵 유무 비교시 수핵이 있는 경우가 없는 경우보다 전방이 저응력, 후방은 거의 동등한 응력 분포를 나타내었다. 응력 분포도의 분석에 의하면 전반적으로 균등한 응력 분포 양상을 나타냈다. 3. 최대 신전위에서는 수핵 유무에 관계없이 전방부에 고응력, 후방부에 저응력, 내측에 고응력, 외측은 저응력을 나타내었으며, 수핵이 있는 경우 없는 경우보다 고응력을 나타냈다. 4. 기립 중립위와 최대 굴곡위의 비교에서는 기립 중립위보다 굴곡시 수핵의 유무에 관계없이 전반적으로 후방부 응력이 2차 정도 현저히 감소하는 양상을 보이면서 비교적 균등한 응력 분포를 나타냈다. 5. 최대 신전위와 최대 굴곡위의 비교에스는 수핵 존재시 최대 신전위보다 최대 굴곡위에서 응력 분포가 전후방 모두 2차 정도 감소되고 수핵이 없는 경우는 최대 신전위가 굴곡위보다 응력이 전후방 0.5차 정도 감소되었다.