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  • Biomechanics
  • Spinal Injury Research
  • Finite Element Modeling

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  • Underbody blast (UBB) events cause severe lumbar spine injuries.
  • Previous research focused on quasi-static loading, leaving dynamic responses unclear.
  • Understanding dynamic component behavior is crucial for injury prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a high-fidelity finite element model of the lumbar spine for underbody blast (UBB) events.
  • To characterize the dynamic material properties of individual spinal components.
  • To improve the prediction of lumbar spine injuries during high-rate impacts.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized high-rate impacts on dissected lumbar motion segments.
  • Employed Split-Hopkinson pressure bar testing for tissue characterization.
  • Modeled annulus fibrosus as fiber-reinforced Mooney-Rivlin and ligaments as nonlinear springs.
  • Optimized material parameters by minimizing root-mean-square error in displacement and rotation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 0.42% difference between predicted and experimental axial compression during impact.
  • Successfully validated material properties for a dynamic lumbar spine model.
  • Demonstrated the model's capability to simulate high-rate impact loading.

Conclusions:

  • The dynamically optimized lumbar spine model accurately predicts response to UBB loading.
  • This model is suitable for cross-validation and injury prediction in dynamic scenarios.
  • Enhances understanding of lumbar spine mechanics under blast conditions.