Finite-Element Analysis for Lumbar Interbody Fusion under Axial Loading

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-400

  Lee, K K ^a   Teo, E C ^a   Fuss, F K ^a   Vanneuville, V ^a   Qiu, T X ^a   Ng, H W ^a   Yang, K ^a   Sabitzer, R J ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b OTTO WAGNER HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Fusion bone; Interbody spacer; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES; SURGERY;

AXIAL LOADING; INTERBODY FUSION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

TITANIUM;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; LUMBAR SPINE; PARAMETRIC TEST; RIGIDITY; SPINE FUSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 1242321162     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2003.820994     Document Type: Article

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