The relation between intervertebral disc bulging and annular fiber associated strains for simple and complex loading

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1086-1094

  Heuer, Frank ^a   Schmidt, Hendrik ^a   Wilke, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Disc bulging; Fiber strains; In plane strains; Intervertebral disc; Laser scanner; Lumbar spine; Soft tissue deformation

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; DISC BULGING; FIBER STRAINS; IN PLANE STRAINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LASER SCANNERS; LUMBAR SPINE; SOFT TISSUE DEFORMATION;

TISSUE;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ADULT; ANNULAR FIBER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LASER; LATERAL BENDING; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINAL FLEXION; SPINE DISEASE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 40249098756     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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