Biomechanical modelling of growth modulation following rib shortening or lengthening in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 541-548

  Carrier, J ^a,b   Aubin, Carl Éric ^a,b   Villemure, I ^a,b   Labelle, H ^a,b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Growth modulation; Idiopathic scoliosis; Rib lengthening; Rib shortening; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS (AIS); CURVATURE; SCOLIOTIC PATIENT; VERTEBRAL AXIAL ROTATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MODULATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCESS MODEL; RIB RESECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; THORAX; TRUNK; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 4444331190     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02350997     Document Type: Article

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