A hierarchical approach to finite element modeling of the human spine

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-328

  Templeton, Alistair ^a   Liebschner, Michael ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone hierarchy; Finite element modeling; Human spine; Virtualized reality

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; CANCELLOUS BONE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPINE; TRABECULAR BONE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SPINE;

EID: 13544275860     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.v14.i4.60     Document Type: Review

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