Simulation of progressive deformities in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using a biomechanical model integrating vertebral growth modulation

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 784-790

  Villemure, I ^a,b   Aubin, Carl Éric ^c   Dansereau, J ^a,c   Labelle, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Growth modulation; Idiopathic scoliosis; Spine; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SCOLIOSIS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH PLATE; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; SPINE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; BONE REMODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SCOLIOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0347664050     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1516198     Document Type: Article

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