Biomechanical analysis of damaged intervertebral disc using reflective photoelasticity
This paper presents an experimental evaluation of the structural integrity of the lumbar section (L2-L3-L4) considering a damaged intervertebral disc.In this study, porcine specimens were used due to the similarity of the mechanical properties of those of the human spine.The lumbar section L2-L3-L4 was tested under compression.Five cases were analy