Influence of cervical disc degeneration after posterior surgical techniques in combined flexion-extension - A nonlinear analytical study

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 186-192

  Ng, Hong Wan ^a   Teo, Ee Chon ^a   Zhang, Qinghang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Facetectomy; Finite Element; Laminectomy; Spondylosis; Stress Analysis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; DISEASES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEALTH CARE; STRESS ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

CERVICAL DISK; DECOMPRESSION; FACETECTOMY; LAMINECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES;

SURGERY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACETECTOMY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LAMINECTOMY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PARAMETER; ROTATION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LAMINECTOMY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244411294     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1835364     Document Type: Article

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