Investigation of thoracolumbar T12-L1 burst fracture mechanism using finite element method

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 656-664

  Qiu, Tian Xia ^a   Tan, Kian Wee ^b   Lee, Vee Sin ^b   Teo, Ee Chon ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Burst fracture mechanism; Finite element analysis; Thoracolumbar spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURIZATION;

BURST FRACTURE MECHANISM; BURSTING PROCESS; CORTEX FRACTURE; HYPOTHESIS; NUCLEUS MATERIAL; POSTERIOR CORTICAL SHELL; SQUEEZING; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRAL BODIES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPRESSION; CORTICAL BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; STRESS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VIBRATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33744824127     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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