The influence of cancellous bone density on load sharing in human lumbar spine: A comparison between an intact and a surgically altered motion segment

European Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-29

  Pitzen, Tobias ^a   Geisler, Fred H ^b   Matthis, Dieter ^c   Müller Storz, Hans ^c   Pedersen, K ^a   Steudel, Wolf Ingo ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Steinbeis Transfer Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Finite element analysis; Lumbar spine; Segmental fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0035257041     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860000223     Document Type: Article

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