A biomechanical study of posterolateral lumbar fusion using a three- dimensional nonlinear finite element method

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-126

  Totoribe, Koji ^a   Tajima, Naoya ^a   Chosa, Etsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Facet fusion; Finite element method; Intervertebral disc; Posterolateral lumbar fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODEL; SPINE FUSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032893849     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050083     Document Type: Article

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