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The Effect of a Compressive Follower Pre-load on the Ligament of Lumbar Spine and the Relationship with Low Back Pain  

Moon, Chang-Hyun (Structure Research Part, Samsung Heavy Industries)
Chung, Tae-Eun (Department of Info-Mechatronics, Induk University)
Sin, Hyo-Chol (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.18, no.6, 2010 , pp. 63-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
A noble model of the whole lumbar spine (L1~L5) considering all the passive elements, especially the ligaments of the lumbar spine was developed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the shear stress of the AVB and the ALL and the effect of a compressive follower pre-load on all ligaments with various motions. The result shows that the shear stress at the AVB and the ALL are positively correlated. This indicates that the shear stress of the ligament can be used an index of low back pain. Regarding the effect of a follower pre-load, contrary to our expectation, the shear stress of the ligaments was not always reduced by applying follower pre-load; flexion was decreased and axial rotation did not change, while extension and lateral bending were increased.
Keywords
Lumbar spine; Follower load; Ligaments; Finite element; Low back pain; Shear stress;
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