“…Among the few published analytical studies, there are those based on the theory of thick-walled cylinders (Hickey and Hukins, 1980, Hukins, 1992, PrudHomme, 2008, the thin-shell theory (Demers et al, 2013, McNally andArridge, 1995), the theory of laminated plates (Iatridis and ap Gwynn, 2004) and force equilibrium in a series of fiber sheets (Ngwa and Agyingi, 2011). Analytical modeling may appear restrictive to simulate biomechanical tissues, but is yet promising for modeling IVDs, particularly using thin-shell theory.…”