The micro-mechanics of cortical shell removal in the human vertebral body

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 31-32, 2007, Pages 3025-3032

  Eswaran, Senthil K ^a,b   Bayraktar, Harun H ^a,b   Adams, Mark F ^c   Gupta, Atul ^a,b   Hoffmann, Paul F ^a,b   Lee, David C ^a   Papadopoulos, Panayiotis ^b   Keaveny, Tony M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical shell; Finite element analysis; Micro mechanics; Spine biomechanics; Trabecular bone; Vertebral body

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

SPINE BIOMECHANICS; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRAL BODY; VERTEBRAL CORTICAL SHELL;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROMECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

EID: 34248182947     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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