Finite element analysis of the lower lumbar neural arch under facet loading

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-247

  Inoue, Hidenori ^a   Ohmori, Kazuo ^a   Ishida, Yoshihiro ^a   Suzuki, Kazuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Eiichi ^b   Murakami, Sumio ^b  

^a NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet orientatation; Finite element analysis; Lumbar spine; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0031837939     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199806000-00012     Document Type: Article

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