Direction-dependent constriction flow in a poroelastic solid: The intervertebral disc valve

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 587-593

  Ayotte, D C ^a   Ito, K ^a   Perren, S M ^a   Tepic, S ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cartilage; Endplate; Finite Element Analysis; Fluid Flow; Intervertebral Disc; Poroelastic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; DEHYDRATION; ELASTICITY; FLOW RATE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE ENDING; OSMOSIS; POROSITY; SCLEROSIS; SOLID;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ELASTICITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034523897     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1319658     Document Type: Article

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