Effect of abdominal muscles elongation during pregnancy onL4-L5 spinal load using finite element model
| Forough Madeh Khaksar | Mehran Kasra | Nicolas Pronost |
| Amirkabir University of Technology, IranSchool of Biomedical Engineering | Amirkabir University of Technology, IranSchool of Biomedical Engineering | Utrecht University, The NetherlandsVirtual Human Technology Lab |
| Utrecht University, The NetherlandsVirtual Human Technology Lab |
Sagittally symmetric muscle architecture with 11 local and global muscles.
Summary:
This study simulates the effect of abdominal muscles elongation during prognancy on L4-L5 spinal load by using a model of thoracolumbar spine muscular system based on muscle biological parameters which can simulate effects of different muscular disorders on loading pattern within the spinal column.
Abstract and Poster:
Poster presented at Combined Meeting of Orthopaedic Research Societies (CROS) 2013. Download abstract
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