@inproceedings{ebef6564f835416aad32c0ac2e413af5,
title = "Towards a micromechanical model of intervertebral disc degeneration under cyclic loading",
abstract = "A number of activities subject the spinal cord [1] to various loading conditions that lead to disc degeneration. In this paper a brief overview on the understanding of the micromechanics and mechanisms of intervertebral disc degeneration is presented and extended to include water loss and disc height change. The focus is on a computational model of the intervertebral disc degeneration that attempts to capture the initiation and the progression of the damage mechanism under fatigue. This model can be used to study the effects on disc under short or long period biomechanical loading in work or combat environments.",
author = "Makwana, {Anand R.} and Krishna, {A. R.} and Hao Yuan and Kraft, {Reuben H.} and Xianlian Zhou and Przekwas, {Andrzei J.} and Phillip Whitley",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2014 by ASME.; ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2014 ; Conference date: 14-11-2014 Through 20-11-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1115/IMECE201439174",
language = "English (US)",
series = "ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering",
}