Stepwise reduction of functional spinal structures increase range of motion and change lordosis angle

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-280

  Heuer, Frank ^a   Schmidt, Hendrik ^a   Klezl, Zdenek ^b   Claes, Lutz ^a   Wilke, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling; In vitro; Intervertebral disc; Lumbar spine; Spinal ligaments; Validation

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR SPINE; SPINAL LIGAMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CALIBRATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; JOINT; JOINT CAPSULE; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENT; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINE; SPINE INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33845643744     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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