When are intervertebral discs stronger than their adjacent vertebrae?

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2455-2461

  Skrzypiec, Daniel ^a   Tarala, Maria ^a   Pollintine, Phillip ^a   Dolan, Patricia ^a   Adams, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive remodeling; Intervertebral disc; Strength; Tensile properties; Vertebral body

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WATER; CADAVER; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 37349049609     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181573b87     Document Type: Article

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