Research Article

Internal Biomechanical Study of a 70-Year-Old Female Human Lumbar Bi-Segment Finite Element Model and Comparison with a Middle-Aged Male Model

Table 2

Description of the stepwise resection of the spine component on the model.

ModelwoSSLwoISLwoITLwoCLwoLFwoPLLwoALLwoNP

Removed componentSupraspinous  
ligament
Interspinous ligamentIntertransverse ligamentCapsular ligamentLigamentum FlavumPosterior longitudinal ligamentAnterior longitudinal ligamentNucleus pulposus