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  • Biomechanical Engineering
  • Musculoskeletal Modeling
  • Spinal Biomechanics

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  • Spinal sagittal alignment (SSA) is critical for spinal loading and stability.
  • Musculoskeletal models often use generic spinal curvatures, neglecting healthy morphological variations.
  • This underrepresentation limits the accuracy of spinal load estimations in biomechanical research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the bias in spinal load estimation caused by using generic versus subject-specific spinal sagittal alignment in musculoskeletal models.
  • To introduce SSA4MSK, an open-source tool for integrating subject-specific SSA into OpenSim models.
  • To analyze spinal load distribution across different Roussouly types (RT1-RT4) of healthy spinal morphology.

Main Methods:

  • Developed SSA4MSK, a Matlab application for automatic subject-specific SSA integration into OpenSim.
  • Created a virtual cohort of 1586 models from 122 female subjects representing Roussouly types (RT1-RT4).
  • Quantified intervertebral joint compression and shear forces using generic vs. subject-specific alignments.

Main Results:

  • Generic alignment models introduced systematic bias in intervertebral joint compression, up to ±15%.
  • Flat (RT1) profiles showed underestimation (up to 80N), while hyperlordotic (RT4) profiles showed overestimation (scaling with body mass).
  • Intermediate morphotypes (RT2, RT3) showed less bias; lumbar apex position significantly modulated shear forces across all types.

Conclusions:

  • Generic spinal alignment is inadequate for accurately representing spinal load variability across the healthy spectrum, especially for RT1 and RT4 profiles.
  • Subject-specific SSA integration, facilitated by tools like SSA4MSK, is essential for precise musculoskeletal modeling of spinal loading.
  • Understanding morphotype-specific spinal loading is crucial for advancing biomechanical research and clinical applications.