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A more realistic disc herniation model incorporating compression, flexion and facet-constrained shear: a mechanical and microstructural analysis. Part II: high rate or ‘surprise’ loading

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A more realistic disc herniation model incorporating compression, flexion and facet-constrained shear: a mechanical and microstructural analysis. Part II: high rate or ‘surprise’ loading
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European Spine Journal, August 2017
DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5253-x
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Zhi Shan, Kelly R. Wade, Meredith L. Schollum, Peter A. Robertson, Ashvin Thambyah, Neil D. Broom

Abstract

Part I of this study explored mechanisms of disc failure in a complex posture incorporating physiological amounts of flexion and shear at a loading rate considerably lower than likely to occur in a typical in vivo manual handling situation. Given the strain-rate-dependent mechanical properties of the heavily hydrated disc, loading rate will likely influence the mechanisms of disc failure. Part II investigates the mechanisms of failure in healthy discs subjected to surprise-rate compression while held in the same complex posture. 37 motion segments from 13 healthy mature ovine lumbar spines were compressed in a complex posture intended to simulate the situation arising when bending and twisting while lifting a heavy object at a displacement rate of 400 mm/min. Seven of the 37 samples reached the predetermined displacement prior to a reduction in load and were classified as early stage failures, providing insight to initial areas of disc disruption. Both groups of damaged discs were then analysed microstructurally using light microscopy. The average failure load under high rate complex loading was 6.96 kN (STD 1.48 kN), significantly lower statistically than for low rate complex loading [8.42 kN (STD 1.22 kN)]. Also, unlike simple flexion or low rate complex loading, direct radial ruptures and non-continuous mid-wall tearing in the posterior and posterolateral regions were commonly accompanied by disruption extending to the lateral and anterior disc. This study has again shown that multiple modes of damage are common when compressing a segment in a complex posture, and the load bearing ability, already less than in a neutral or flexed posture, is further compromised with high rate complex loading.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 7 19%
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 11%
Researcher 4 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 8%
Other 5 14%
Unknown 9 24%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 13 35%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 19%
Sports and Recreations 2 5%
Arts and Humanities 1 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 11 30%
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