Patient-specific spine models. Part 1: Finite element analysis of the lumbar intervertebral disc - A material sensitivity study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 299-314

  Fagan, M J ^a   Julian, S ^a   Siddall, D J ^a   Mohsen, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Lumbar intevertebral disc; Material sensitivity; Modelling; Spine

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; LIGAMENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; DATA COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; GEOMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

PATIENT-SPECIFIC SPINE MODELS;

ORTHOPEDICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPRESSION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS; GEOMETRIC NON-LINEARITY; LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR INTEVERTEBRAL DISC; MATERIAL SENSITIVITY; PATIENT-SPECIFIC FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; SPINE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TORSION; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036368219     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544110260216577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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