Simulation of the disc degeneration with a poroelastic finite element model

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1178-1183

  Woo, Daegon ^a   Kim, YoungEun ^b   Kim, Sootaek ^b   Kim, Hansung ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Disc; FE model; Poroelastic element; Void ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547930710     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179033     Document Type: Article

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