Effect of loading rate on endplate and vertebral body strength in human lumbar vertebrae

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1875-1881

  Ochia, Ruth S ^a   Tencer, Allan F ^b   Ching, Randal P ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

BMD; Endplate; Failure mechanisms; High speed; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

VERTEBRAL STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0242438635     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00211-2     Document Type: Article

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