Neural arch load-bearing in old and degenerated spines

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-204

  Pollintine, P ^a   Przybyla, A S ^a   Dolan, P ^a   Adams, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Intervertebral disc; Mechanics; Neural arch; Spine

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE CREEP LOADING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEEDLE; NEURAL ARCH; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPINE; SPINE MOBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0347628827     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00308-7     Document Type: Article

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