Determination of vertebral endplate deformation under load using micro-computed tomography

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-85

  Hulme, P A ^a   Ferguson, S J ^a   Boyd, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deformation; Endplate; Micro CT; Spine; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ENDPLATE DEFORMATION; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL FAILURE; VERTEBRAL LOADING;

BONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BONE DEFORMATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 37249022303     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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