Comparison of the effects of bilateral posterior dynamic and rigid fixation devices on the loads in the lumbar spine: A finite element analysis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1223-1231

  Rohlmann, Antonius ^a   Burra, Nagananda K ^a   Zander, Thomas ^a   Bergmann, Georg ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element method; Internal fixation device; Lumbar spine; Posterior dynamic implant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE ATROPHY; DYNAMIC SPLINT; FLEXOR REFLEX; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; JOINT PRESSURE; JOINT STIFFNESS; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPINE MOBILITY;

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34548772809     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0292-8     Document Type: Article

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