Mechanical analysis of the lumbar vertebrae in a three-dimensional finite element method model in which intradiscal pressure in the nucleus pulposus was used to establish the model

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 243-246

  Goto, Keisuke ^a   Tajima, Naoya ^a   Chosa, Etsuo ^a   Totoribe, Koji ^a   Kuroki, Hiroshi ^a   Arizumi, Yuichi ^a   Arai, Takashi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Yokogawa Technical Information   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facet joint; Finite element method; Intradiscal pressure; Lumbar disc herniation; Lumbar motion segment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE MODEL; FLEXOR REFLEX; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS;

EID: 0036233220     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760200040     Document Type: Article

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