Prediction of peripheral tears in the anulus of the intervertebral disc

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 1771-1774

  Kim, Young ^a  

^a NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anulus; Composite laminates; Intervertebral disc; Micromechanical failure; Peripheral tears

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL DISEASES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0034661643     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200007150-00006     Document Type: Article

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