Stepwise reduction of functional spinal structures increase disc bulge and surface strains

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1953-1960

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Disc bulging; Disc contour; Finite element model; Lumbar spine; Soft tissue; Surface strains; Validation

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE STRAIN;

DISC BULGING; DISC CONTOUR; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; LUMBAR SPINE; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE STRAINS;

AXIAL COMPRESSION;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; DISC BULGING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LATERAL BENDING; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINAL FLEXION; SPINE; SURFACE STRESS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 46549084563     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.023     Document Type: Article

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