期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
卷 39, 期 8, 页码 1410-1418出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.007
关键词
intervertebral disc; mechanics; structure; annulus fibrosus; mechanical properties; degeneration
资金
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING [R01EB002425, R56EB002425] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIBIB NIH HHS [EB-002425] Funding Source: Medline
The angled, lamellar structure of the annulus fibrosus is integral to its load-bearing function. Reorientation of this fiber structure with applied load may contribute to nonlinear mechanical behavior and to large increases in tensile modulus. Fiber reorientation has not yet been quantified for loaded non-degenerated and degenerated annulus fibrosus tissue. The objective of this study was to measure fiber reorientation and mechanical properties (toe- and linear-region modulus, transition strain, and Poisson's ratio) of loaded outer annulus fibrosus tissue using a new application of FFT image processing techniques. This method was validated for quantification of annulus fiber reorientation during loading in this study. We hypothesized that annulus fibrosus fibers would reorient under circumferential tensile load, and that fiber reorientation would be affine. Additionally, we hypothesized that degeneration would affect fiber reorientation, toe-region modulus and Poisson's ratio. Annulus fibrosus fibers were found to reorient toward the loading direction, and degeneration significantly decreased fiber reorientation (the fiber reorientation parameter, m(FFT) = -1.70 degrees/% strain for non-degenerated and -0.95 degrees/% strain for degenerated tissue). Toe-region modulus was significantly correlated with age (r = 0.6). Paired t-tests showed no significant difference in the fiber reorientation parameter calculated experimentally with that calculated using an affine prediction. Thus, an affine prediction is a good approximation of fiber reorientation. The findings of this study add to the understanding of overall disc mechanical behavior and degeneration. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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