Three-dimensional finite element analysis of the pediatric lumbar spine. Part I: Pathomechanism of apophyseal bony ring fracture

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 923-929

  Sairyo, Koichi ^a,b,c   Goel, Vijay K ^a,b   Masuda, Akiyoshi ^a,c   Vishnubhotla, Srilakshmi ^a   Faizan, Ahmad ^a   Biyani, Ashok ^b   Ebraheim, Nabil ^b   Yonekura, Daisuke ^c   Murakami, Ri Ichi ^c   Terai, Tomoya ^c  

^a The University of Toledo   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apophyseal ring fracture; Biomechanics; Finite element model; Growth plate; Pediatric spine

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BONE STRESS; CALCULATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GROWTH PLATE; KINEMATICS; LUMBAR SPINE; MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SPINE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE MOBILITY; SPONDYLOLYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33745024262     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1026-z     Document Type: Article

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