title: Lumbar load estimation using a musculoskeletal model in consideration of vertebral body displacement: Lumbar load simulation under static conditions.
abstract: In this study, we propose an estimation model of lumbar load, which is a factor in lumbar disorders. Our proposed method uses a musculoskeletal model with elastic elements between the vertebral bodies, and simulates the inter- vertebral disk pressure and the displacement of the vertebral bodies simultaneously.
authors.forename: Yumeko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusaka
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D016474:Weight-Bearing