Disc mechanics with trans-endplate partial nucleotomy are not fully restored following cyclic compressive loading and unloaded recovery

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 823-829

  Vresilovic, Edward J ^a   Johannessen, Wade ^b   Elliott, Dawn M ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic loading; Endplate; Intervertebral disc; Nucleus pulposus; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYCLIC LOADS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPRESSIVE LOADING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MECHANICAL FUNCTION; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PARTIAL NUCLEOTOMY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONVALESCENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTOMY; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; RIGIDITY; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY FILM;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEEP; WEIGHT-BEARING;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846451752     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2354210     Document Type: Article

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