Spatially varying material properties of the rat caudal intervertebral disc

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Ho, Mandy M ^a   Kelly, Terri Ann N ^a   Guo, X Edward ^a   Ateshian, Gerard A ^a   Hung, Clark T ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b MC 8904   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biomechanics; Intervertebral disc; Local material properties; Motion segment; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; FIBER; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAIL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33745712027     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000224532.42770.c1     Document Type: Article

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