Mechanical response of cervical vertebral endplates to axial loading

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 188-192

  Schroder J ^a   Herbort, M ^a   Rustemeyer, P ^a   Vieth, V ^a   Wassmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Endplate; Failure; Implants; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LOADING TEST; MECHANICS; NERVE ENDING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; PRESSURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 33845611090     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942279     Document Type: Article

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