TY - CHAP A1 - Putzer, Michael A1 - Penzkofer, Rainer A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Rasmussen, John A1 - Gebbeken, Norbert A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian T1 - Musculoskeletal simulations to investigate the influence of vertebral geometrical parameters on lumbar spine loading T2 - 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, Boston, United States, 04/07/14 -11/07/14 Y1 - 2014 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Putzer, Michael A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Rasmussen, John A1 - Gebbeken, Norbert A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian T1 - Sensitivity of lumbar spine loading to anatomical parameters JF - Journal of Biomechanics N2 - Musculoskeletal simulations of lumbar spine loading rely on a geometrical representation of the anatomy. However, this data has an inherent inaccuracy. This study evaluates the influence of defined geometrical parameters on lumbar spine loading utilising five parametrised musculoskeletal lumbar spine models for four different postures. The influence of the dimensions of vertebral body, disc, posterior parts of the vertebrae as well as the curvature of the lumbar spine was studied. Additionally, simulations with combinations of selected parameters were conducted. Changes in L4/L5 resultant joint force were used as outcome variable. Variations of the vertebral body height, disc height, transverse process width and the curvature of the lumbar spine were the most influential. These parameters can be easily acquired from X-rays and should be used to morph a musculoskeletal lumbar spine model for subject-specific approaches with respect to bone geometry. Furthermore, the model was very sensitive to uncommon configurations and therefore, it is advised that stiffness properties of discs and ligaments should be individualised. KW - Musculoskeletal simulation KW - Lumbar spine KW - Parameter study KW - Vertebra KW - Wirbelsäule KW - Belastung KW - Simulation Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.003 VL - 49 IS - 6 SP - 953 EP - 958 PB - Elsevier Science ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Putzer, Michael A1 - Rasmussen, John A1 - Ehrlich, Ingo A1 - Gebbeken, Norbert A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian ED - Baier, Wolfgang T1 - Muskuloskelettale Simulation zur Untersuchung des Einflusses geometrischer Parameter der Wirbelkörper auf die Belastung der Lendenwirbelsäule T2 - Forschungsbericht 2013 / Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg Y1 - 2013 UR - https://doi.org/10.35096/othr/pub-799 SP - 60 EP - 61 CY - Regensburg ER -