Mechanical modulation of intervertebral disc thickness in growing rat tails

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-265

  Stokes, Ian A F ^a   Aronsson, David D ^a   Spence, Holly ^a   Iatridis, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biomechanics; Growth; Intervertebral disc; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY GROWTH; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TAIL; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031837604     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199806000-00015     Document Type: Article

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