Kinematic characterization of the costo-vertebral joints during quasistatic sternum loading
ECKERT ; FAYET ; CHEZE ; VERRIEST ; WANG
Type de document
ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
ECKERT ; FAYET ; CHEZE ; VERRIEST ; WANG
Résumé / Abstract
At present, in finite element (FE) models of the human body used in car crash simulations, the costo-vertebral joints of the thoracic cage are not properly represented. Ribs and vertebrae are fixed to each other. It is important to add these articulations in the model of the thoracic cage in order to improve its behavior. The aim of this study is to characterize the kinematics of the costo-vertebral joints when a force is applied at the level of the sternum. Experiments were conducted on PostMortem Human Subjects (PMHS) in order to determine if there is a fixed axis of rotation in the movement between rib and vertebrae as described by KAPANDJI. Subsequently, the results of this experiment will be used to improve an existing FE model of the thoracic cage.
