The Dortmunder - Biomechanical Model for Quantification and Assessment of the Load on the Lumbar Spine Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie an der Universität Dortmund IfADo

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Jäger, Matthias, author.

Conference Name:

Digital Human Modeling For Design And Engineering Conference And Exhibition (2001-06-26 : Arlington, Virginia, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2001

Summary:

Evaluation of occupational activities with regard to potential overexertion of the lumbar spine requires the quantification and assessment of lumbar load. The aim of this paper is to introduce a biomechanical model, called The Dortmunder. The current version represents a 3-D dynamic simulation tool, which permits calculation of several mechanical measures of lumbar load in the form of local and temporal profiles. For the assessment of overexertion risk, task-related lumbar-load values can be compared to the so-called Dortmund Recommendations, which represent age-and-gender-related limits based on the load-bearing capacity of spinal elements

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2001-01-2085

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