Research Article

A Constitutive Model for the Annulus of Human Intervertebral Disc: Implications for Developing a Degeneration Model and Its Influence on Lumbar Spine Functioning

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Maximum and minimum principal stresses in the anterior and posterior part of D34, D45, and D51 discs. Plots in continuous line correspond to the healthy spine, and plots in dashed lines correspond to the degenerated model.
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