Analysis of stress distribution in lumbar interbody fusion

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1731-1735

  Kumar, Naresh ^a   Judith, Meakin R ^b   Kumar, Aravind ^a   Mishra, Viren ^a   Robert, Mulholland C ^c  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cages; Finite element analysis; Load transmission; Low back pain; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION;

INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL FUSION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 23244447401     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000172160.78207.49     Document Type: Article

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