A three-dimensional finite element model of the cervical spine with spinal cord: An investigation of three injury mechanisms

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-405

  Greaves, Carolyn Y ^a   Gadala, Mohamed S ^a   Oxland, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Burst fracture; Contusion; Dislocation; Finite element analysis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

BURST FRACTURE; CONTUSION; HUMAN CERVICAL SPINES; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SEGMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE; SPINE INJURY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WEIGHT BEARING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL INJURIES; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 39149088939     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9440-0     Document Type: Article

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