Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA.
School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2021 Feb;20(1):339-358. doi: 10.1007/s10237-020-01389-2. Epub 2020 Oct 7.
Quantification of lumbar spine load transfer is important for understanding low back pain, especially among persons with a lower limb amputation. Computational modeling provides a helpful solution for obtaining estimates of in vivo loads. A multiscale model was constructed by combining musculoskeletal and finite element (FE) models of the lumbar spine to determine tissue loading during daily activities. Three-dimensional kinematic and ground reaction force data were collected from participants with ([Formula: see text]) and without ([Formula: see text]) a unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA) during 5 sit-to-stand trials. We estimated tissue-level load transfer from the multiscale model by controlling the FE model with intervertebral kinematics and muscle forces predicted by the musculoskeletal model. Annulus fibrosis stress, intradiscal pressure (IDP), and facet contact forces were calculated using the FE model. Differences in whole-body kinematics, muscle forces, and tissue-level loads were found between participant groups. Notably, participants with TTA had greater axial rotation toward their intact limb ([Formula: see text]), greater abdominal muscle activity ([Formula: see text]), and greater overall tissue loading throughout sit-to-stand ([Formula: see text]) compared to able-bodied participants. Both normalized (to upright standing) and absolute estimates of L4-L5 IDP were close to in vivo values reported in the literature. The multiscale model can be used to estimate the distribution of loads within different lumbar spine tissue structures and can be adapted for use with different activities, populations, and spinal geometries.
腰椎负荷传递的量化对于理解腰痛非常重要,尤其是在下肢截肢者中。计算建模为获取体内负荷的估计值提供了一种有用的解决方案。通过将腰椎的肌肉骨骼和有限元 (FE) 模型结合起来,构建了一个多尺度模型,以确定日常活动中组织的受力情况。从有([Formula: see text])和没有([Formula: see text])单侧胫骨截肢(TTA)的参与者在 5 次从坐到站的试验中收集了三维运动学和地面反作用力数据。我们通过控制 FE 模型的椎间运动学和肌肉骨骼模型预测的肌肉力量来从多尺度模型估计组织水平的负荷传递。使用 FE 模型计算了纤维环纤维的应力、椎间盘内压(IDP)和小面关节接触力。发现参与者组之间存在整体运动学、肌肉力量和组织水平负荷的差异。值得注意的是,与健全的参与者相比,TTA 参与者向其健全的肢体有更大的轴向旋转([Formula: see text])、更大的腹部肌肉活动([Formula: see text])和更大的整个从坐到站的组织负荷([Formula: see text])。L4-L5 IDP 的归一化(到直立站立)和绝对值估计值都接近文献中报道的体内值。多尺度模型可用于估计不同腰椎组织结构内的负荷分布,并且可以适应不同的活动、人群和脊柱几何形状的使用。
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