Finite element study of nutrient diffusion in the human intervertebral disc

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1945-1953

  Sélard, Éric ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^a   Urban, Jill P G ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration; Consumption; Diffusivity; Finite element method; Intervertebral disc; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALCULATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MEASUREMENT; NUTRIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; VASCULARIZATION;

DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LACTOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN;

EID: 0042335652     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000087210.93541.23     Document Type: Article

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