• Biomechanical study of intervertebral disc degeneration 

      González Guitiérrez, Ramiro Arturo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-01-09)
      Tesi
      Accés obert
      Degeneration and age affect the biomechanics of the intervertebral disc, by reducing its stiffness, flexibility and shock absorption capacities against daily movement and spinal load. The biomechanical characterization of ...
    • Multi-scale biomechanical study of transport phenomena in the intervertebral disc 

      Malandrino, Andrea (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07-26)
      Tesi
      Accés obert
      Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is primarily involved in back pain, a morbidity that strongly affects the quality of life of individuals nowadays. Lumbar IVDs undergo stressful mechanical loads while being the largest ...
    • On the collagen criss-cross angles in the annuli fibrosi of lumbar spine finite element models 

      Noailly, Jérôme; Planell Estany, Josep Anton; Lacroix, Damien Jerome (2011-04)
      Article
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      In the human lumbar spine, annulus fibrosus fibres largely contribute to intervertebral disc stability. Detailed annulus models are therefore necessary to obtain reliable predictions of lumbar spine mechanics by finite ...