Consistent hydration of intervertebral discs during in vitro testing

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 808-813

  Huber, Gerd ^a,b   Morlock, Michael M ^b   Ito, Keita ^a,c  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vitro testing; Inhibited fluid flow; Intervertebral disc; New hydration method; Spine biomechanics

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; POROUS MATERIALS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SALINE WATER;

IN VITRO TESTING; INHIBITED FLUID FLOW; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; NEW HYDRATION METHOD; SPINE BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

RINGER SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOIL; FORCE; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFUSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; VERTEBRA BODY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WATER; ELASTICITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34247476055     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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