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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 218 - 218
1 Jul 2014
Huber G Nagel K Skrzypiec DM Klein A PĆ¼schel K Morlock MM
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Summary

Lumbar spinal specimens exhibited high fatigue strength. The cycles to failure are not only dependent on the maximum peak load, but also on the load offset or the amplitude, respectably.

Introduction

Spinal injury might be caused by whole body vibrations. The permitted exposure to vibration in the workplace is therefore limited. However, there is a lack in knowledge how external vibrations might cause internal damages. Numerical whole body models might provide the potential to estimate the dynamic spinal loading during different daily activities, but depends on knowledge about the corresponding fatigue strength. This study is aiming to determine the in vitro fatigue strength of spinal specimens from donors of working age.