A non-linear multiaxial fatigue damage model for the cervical intervertebral disc annulus

A significant portion of the military population develops severe neck pain in the course of their duties. It has been hypothesized that neck pain is a consequence of accelerated degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the cervical spine, but more occupational and mechanistic-based tools and rese...

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Main Authors: Shruti Motiwale, Adhitya Subramani, Reuben H Kraft, Xianlian Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814018779494