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Analysis of boundary conditions of biomechanical models of the lumbar spine
Kocián, Ondřej ; Kovář, Jaroslav (referee) ; Vosynek, Petr (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with a research study of biomechanical models of the lumbar spine. After a brief anatomical introduction, this thesis describes the process of building computational models for finite element analysis and what material properties of individual tissues are usually reported in the analyses. Subsequently, boundary conditions, i.e. more precisely, constraints and different types of loading and their influence on the model behaviour are described in order to provide the most accurate interpretation with respect to the actual behaviour of the lumbar spine. The most accurate method of loading the spine appears to be the introduction of a force flow through the instantaneous centres of rotation of each vertebra, based on a research study. In the last section, an experimental attempt is carried out on a computational model with a single loading force changing its location in order to better interpret the positions of the instantaneous centres of rotation. This method can sufficiently approximate the force states in the contact surfaces. However, it needs to be experimentally verified.

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