Elastic fibers enhance the mechanical integrity of the human lumbar anulus fibrosus in the radial direction

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-223

  Smith, Lachlan J ^a,b,c   Byers, Sharon ^c,d   Costi, John J ^e   Fazzalari, Nicola L ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anulus fibrosus; Elastic fibers; Elastin; Intervertebral disc; Structure function

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROTEOLYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ANULUS FIBROSUS; ELASTIC FIBERS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC;

FIBROBLASTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 38349111465     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9421-8     Document Type: Article

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