Three dimensional finite element analysis of the pediatric lumbar spine. Part II: Biomechanical change as the initiating factor for pediatric isthmic spondylolisthesis at the growth plate

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 930-935

  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

Biomechanics; Finite element model; Growth plate; Pediatric spine; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH PLATE; IN VIVO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; STRESS FRACTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH PLATE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 33745041719     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1033-0     Document Type: Article

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