Three-Dimensional Mechanical Model of the Human Spine and the Versatility of its Use

The aim of the work is oriented towards the simulation or modeling of the lumbar and thoracic human spine as a load-bearing 3D system in a computer program (ANSYS). The human spine model includes a determination of the geometry based on X-ray pictures of frontal and lateral projections. For this rea...

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Main Authors: Sokol Milan, Velísková Petra, Rehák Ľuboš, Žabka Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-03-01
Series:Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering
Subjects:
FEM
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/sjce.2014.22.issue-1/sjce-2014-0005/sjce-2014-0005.xml?format=INT