Biomechanical study of cervical flexion myelopathy using a three-dimensional finite element method: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 436-441

  Kato, Yoshihiko ^a,c   Kataoka, Hideo ^a   Ichihara, Kazuhiko ^a   Imajo, Yasuaki ^a   Kojima, Takanori ^a   Kawano, Shunichi ^b   Hamanaka, Daisuke ^b   Yaji, Kentaro ^b   Taguchi, Toshihiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical flexion myelopathy; Finite element method; Gray matter; Pia mater; White matter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WHITE MATTER;

ALGORITHMS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PIA MATER; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL DISEASES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 44849135248     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/5/436     Document Type: Article

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