Are coupled rotations in the lumbar spine largely due to the osseo-ligamentous anatomy?-A modeling study

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Little, J P ^a   De Visser, H ^a   Pearcy, M J ^a   Adam, C J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled motions; Finite element; Spinal loading; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTATION; SPINE;

EID: 41649086794     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840701552143     Document Type: Article

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