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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Cell Biomech. 2013 Jun;10(2):159–182.

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Geometry of the human lumbar IVD model and loading protocol in the simulation. (a) 3D view of the disc model, (b) disc geometry, (c) test configuration, and (d) cyclic loading on the top and bottom of the disc (Strain = cyclic displacement u(t) / initial height of the disc h).