Intervertebral disc adaptation to wedging deformation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 123, Issue , 2006, Pages 182-187

  Stokes, Ian A F ^a   Aronsson, David D ^a   Clark, Katherine C ^a   Roemhildt, Maria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

animal model; biomechanics; Intervertebral disc; wedging

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ANIMAL MODEL; IN-VIVO; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LATERAL BENDING; METHODS AND MATERIALS; MICRO-CT SCANNING; STRUCTURAL REMODELING; WEDGING;

ANIMALS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049188721     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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