Finite element analysis of the spondylolysis in lumbar spine

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Wang, Jung Pin ^a   Zhong, Zheng Cheng ^b   Cheng, Cheng Kung ^c   Chen, Chen Sheng ^c,d   Yu, Chung Hung ^c   Chang, Ting Kuo ^a   Wei, Shun Hwa ^c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element method; Pars defect; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PARS DEFECT; SPINAL DISORDERS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

FRACTURE FIXATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONDYLOLYSIS; TORSION; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPONDYLOLYSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33750428940     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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