The Mechanical Role of the Radial Fiber Network Within the Annulus Fibrosus of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc: A Finite Elements Study

Lamellar and fibre bundle mechanics of the annulus fibrosus in bovine intervertebral disc

(2016) Claudio Vergari et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Structure and mechanical function of the inter-lamellar matrix of the annulus fibrosus in the disc

(2016) Javad Tavakoli et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Three dimensional mesoscale analysis of translamellar cross-bridge morphologies in the annulus fibrosus using optical coherence tomography

(2015) Sang Kuy Han et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Derivation of inter-lamellar behaviour of the intervertebral disc annulus

(2015) Marlène Mengoni et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

ISSLS Prize Winner

(2015) Jing Yu et al.   SPINE

A Computational Model to Describe the Regional Interlamellar Shear of the Annulus Fibrosus

(2014) Kevin M. Labus et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Comparison of eight published static finite element models of the intact lumbar spine: Predictive power of models improves when combined together

(2014) M. Dreischarf et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Specimen specific parameter identification of ovine lumbar intervertebral discs: On the influence of fibre–matrix and fibre–fibre shear interactions

(2013) Christoph Reutlinger et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Multi-scale Structural and Tensile Mechanical Response of Annulus Fibrosus to Osmotic Loading

(2012) Woojin M. Han et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Geometry strongly influences the response of numerical models of the lumbar spine—A probabilistic finite element analysis

(2012) Frank Niemeyer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

On the Extent and Nature of Nucleus-Annulus Integration

(2012) Kelly R. Wade et al.   SPINE

Micromechanics of annulus–end plate integration in the intervertebral disc

(2012) Samantha A. Rodrigues et al.   Spine Journal

A fresh look at the nucleus-endplate region: new evidence for significant structural integration

(2011) Kelly R. Wade et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Spinal Facet Joint Biomechanics and Mechanotransduction in Normal, Injury and Degenerative Conditions

(2011) Nicolas V. Jaumard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Modeling shear behavior of the annulus fibrosus

(2011) Nathaniel T. Hollingsworth et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Formation of lamellar cross bridges in the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc is a consequence of vascular regression

(2011) Lachlan J. Smith et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Effect of multilevel lumbar disc arthroplasty on spine kinematics and facet joint loads in flexion and extension: a finite element analysis

(2010) Hendrik Schmidt et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

How age influences unravelling morphology of annular lamellae - a study of interfibre cohesivity in the lumbar disc

(2010) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Novel lap test determines the mechanics of delamination between annular lamellae of the intervertebral disc

(2010) Diane E. Gregory et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

A microstructural investigation of intervertebral disc lamellar connectivity: detailed analysis of the translamellar bridges

(2009) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Measurement of local strains in intervertebral disc anulus fibrosus tissue under dynamic shear: Contributions of matrix fiber orientation and elastin content

(2009) Arthur J Michalek et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

An accurate validation of a computational model of a human lumbosacral segment

(2009) V. Moramarco et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Implanted cardiovascular polymers: Natural, synthetic and bio-inspired

(2008) Subbu Venkatraman et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

ISSLS Prize Winner: Microstructure and Mechanical Disruption of the Lumbar Disc Annulus

(2008) Meredith L. Schollum et al.   SPINE