Three-dimensional finite element models of the human pubic symphysis with viscohyperelastic soft tissues

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1452-1462

  Li, Zuoping ^a   Alonso, Jorge E ^b   Kim, Jong Eun ^c   Davidson, James S ^d   Etheridge, Brandon S ^a   Eberhardt, Alan W ^a,e  

^a and Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element; Pelvis; Pubic symphysis; Soft tissue; Viscohyperelasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEURISTIC METHODS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

PELVIS; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; SOFT TISSUE; VISCOHYPERELASTICITY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33749036910     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9145-1     Document Type: Article

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