Role of facet curvature for accurate vertebral facet load analysis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 849-856

  Holzapfel, Gerhard A ^a   Stadler, Michael ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Facet joint; Finite element method; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MODEL; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIMULATION; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL FACET; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATION;

EID: 33745035899     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0874-2     Document Type: Article

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