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MVM 2017 - Volume 43 - Number 1
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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CHILD LUMBAR SPINE
MOVEMENTS IN THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
Authors:
Igor Saveljić, Slavica Mačužić, Nenad Filipović
DOI: 10.24874/mvm.2017.43.01.02
Abstract
Seat belts in vehicles, for many years, have the task to reduce the level of
injuries that can occur during traffic accidents. Although the number of children who die in
traffic accidents decreasing, there are still some parents who incorrectly associated children
to their seats. The most common injuries that occur in children are cervical spine fractures
and lumbar spinal dislocations. We studied the correct and incorrect way binding belt child
in the back seat. The three-dimensional model of lumbar spine (segment L4-L5) has been
developed and analysed. The model consisted of two vertebral bodies and one intervertebral
disc. Numerical solutions of von Misses stresses and displacements, occur as a result of
vehicle crash, are calculated and analysed. With computer manipulation it is possible to
simulate the behaviour of lumbar spine, and this may help to better understand the
mechanical and physical characteristics this part of the body.
Keywords: child seat belt, vehicle crash, lumbar spine, vertebral body, intervertebral
disc
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