Ana Lorente

UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics - Ana I. Lorente

Research Interests

• Injury biomechanics
  • Neck and back muscle fatigue in whole-body vibration
  • Alar ligaments and upper cervical spine kinematics
  • Kinematics of vehicle occupants (sled tests with volunteers, dummies, and PMHS)
• Orthopedics biomechanics
  • Neck kinematics in flexion-extension
  • Spinal deformities (OpenSim modeling)
  • Gait after hip arthroplasty

Publications

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Selected Publications

1. Lorente, A.I., Hidalgo-García, C., Fanlo-Mazas, P., Rodríguez-Sanz, J., López-de-Celis, C., Krauss, J., Maza-Frechín, M., Tricás-Moreno, J.M. and Pérez-Bellmunt, A., 2022. In vitro upper cervical spine kinematics: Rotation with combined movements and its variation after alar ligament transection. Journal of Biomechanics, 130, p.110872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110872
2. Lorente, A.I., Hidalgo-García, C., Rodríguez-Sanz, J., Maza-Frechín, M., López-de-Celis, C. and Pérez-Bellmunt, A., 2021. Intersegmental Kinematics of the upper Cervical Spine: Normal range of motion and its alteration after alar ligament transection. Spine, 46(24), pp.E1320-E1326. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000004167
3. Juste-Lorente, O., Maza, M., Lorente, A.I. and Lopez-Valdes, F.J., 2018. Differences in the kinematics of booster-seated pediatric occupants using two different car seats. Traffic injury prevention, 19(1), pp.18-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1334119
4. López-Valdés, F.J., Juste-Lorente, O., Maza-Frechin, M., Pipkorn, B., Sunnevang, C., Lorente, A., Aso-Vizan, A. and Davidsson, J., 2016. Analysis of occupant kinematics and dynamics in nearside oblique impacts. Traffic injury prevention, 17(sup1), pp.86-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2016.1189077

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