Mechanical properties and failure mechanics of the spine under posterior shear load: Observations from a porcine model

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 501-508

  Yingling, Vanessa R ^a,b   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Shear load; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SPINE INJURY; SWINE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINE; SWINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033496799     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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