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Additive manufacture of a spine surrogate for assessing injury risk during under vehicle explosions

Barnes, Spencer; Adkins, Deborah; Newell, Nicolas

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Spencer Barnes

Nicolas Newell



Abstract

Spinal injuries sustained by occupants during under-vehicle explosions were common in recent conflicts. Mitigation technologies are currently assessed using Anthropometric Test Devices (ATDs) which are designed to respond biofidelically to external loading. The transmissibility of load through these devices is of paramount importance to accurately assess injuries. Currently, the design of the spine in these devices is particularly crude. Recent advances in additive manufacturing offers the opportunity to create anatomically accurate representations of the spine. Therefore, the aim of this project was to additively manufacture deformable representations of the human intervertebral discs (IVDs) that match the stiffness of a human IVD such that they could be used in an ATD.

Citation

Barnes, S., Adkins, D., & Newell, N. (2018). Additive manufacture of a spine surrogate for assessing injury risk during under vehicle explosions.

Conference Name 8th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB)
Start Date Jul 8, 2018
End Date Jul 12, 2018
Acceptance Date Jun 1, 2018
Publication Date Jul 8, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 3, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Keywords Additive manufacturing, Biomechanics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3480776

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