Effect of load frequency on trans-endplate transport of nutrients to the intervertebral disc
Authors
Shah, Mitul A.
Issue Date
2015-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Biomedical engineering
Alternative Title
Abstract
The model shows that the total nutrient transport to the disc can be augmented by a dynamic load. For healthy and degenerated discs, the maximum total nutrient transport is observed when the loading frequency of the applied mechanical load is approximately 0.5 Hz. As the frequency of loading increased past 0.5 Hz, tissue stiffening limits the total nutrient transport to the disc.
Description
May 2015
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Full Citation
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY