Research Article

A Numerical Investigation of Risk Factors Affecting Lumbar Spine Injuries Using a Detailed Lumbar Model

Table 2

Material properties used in the current study.

SegmentsMATR0 (t/mm3)E (MPa)/K (N/mm)Poisson ratioA (MPa)B (MPa)NCPSFAILSIGMAX (MPa)

Cortical bone981.83E − 0911,7400.3106.71000.119.40E − 03150
Cancellous bone981.80E − 102590.251.7120111.30E − 021.985
Endplate vertebra981.06E − 0994500.35.67100131.89E − 027.1
Endplate disc11.20E − 092000.3
Disc annulus271.20E − 090.490.24−0.06
Disc nucleus271.00E − 090.4950.64−0.16
Fiber711.20E − 09Curves
Ligaments741.00E − 09

In LS_DYNA material keywords, the strain energy density of MAT_MOONEY-RIVLIN_RUBBER is defined as a function of constant A, constant B, and Poisson ratio [16].