An accurate finite element model of the cervical spine under quasi-static loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 523-531

  del Palomar, A Pérez ^a,b   Calvo, B ^a,b   Doblare M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Annulus; Cervical spine; Collagen fibers; Damaged disc; Fiber reinforced model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CERVICAL SPINE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; QUASI STATIC LOADING;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 38749117828     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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